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escrito

Spanish, noun/esˈkɾito/

escrito is spelled E-S-C-R-I-T-O (7 letters) and appears 89 times per million words in written Spanish, the 987th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Escrito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a writing, a writ” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of escribir. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cualquier mensaje o texto impreso o manuscrito en una base de papel”.

What does escrito mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    written

  2. 2

    having stains or scratches resembling writing

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea writing, a writ

  2. 2

    masculinea typescript, embossed or pressed manuscript or document

  3. 3

    masculinea literary or scientific journal entry

  4. 4

    masculinea legal demand or allegation with regards to a cause or disagreement

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of escribir

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Cualquier mensaje o texto impreso o manuscrito en una base de papel.

adjective: 1. Con manchas similares a las letras en un papel.

verb: 1. Participio irregular de escribir.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of escrito

  • escrita feminine
  • escritos masculine plural
  • escritas feminine plural
  • escribido alternative nonstandard
  • escripto alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce escrito?

  • /esˈkɾito/
  • [esˈkɾi.t̪o]
  • [esˈkɾit̪o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to escrito

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is escrito in Spanish?

escrito appears 89 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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