escritorio

[eskɾiˈt̪oɾjo]

/[eskɾiˈt̪oɾjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“escritorio” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,504. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,504
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mueble cerrado, con divisiones en su parte interior para guardar papeles y, a veces, con un tablero sobre el cual se escribe.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escritorio · escritorio · Spanish

escritorio · rank #5,504 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,504
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escasez

Nearest frequency peer: escasez (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “escritorio”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “escritorio” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

escritorio vs escritorios
91% similar
escritorio vs escritor
80% similar
escritorio vs escritora
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for escritorio
PropertyValue
Headwordescritorio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eskɾiˈt̪oɾjo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,504
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “escritorio”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.escritoriocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “escasez” (#5,503), “especialista” (#5,505), “escalera” (#5,502). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escritorio” va en #5,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around escritorio (IPA [eskɾiˈt̪oɾjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,504 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for escritorio, with forms such as "ecsritorio", "esccritorio", and "escirtorio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "escritorios", "escritor", "escritora", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is escritorio, spelled E-S-C-R-I-T-O-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mueble cerrado, con divisiones en su parte interior para guardar papeles y, a veces, con un tablero sobre el cual se escribe.
  2. 2
    Lugar de acceso rápido a lo que se deje en el mismo en un sistema operativo de computadora de escritorio.
  3. 3
    Aposento donde tienen su despacho los hombres de negocios; como los banqueros, los notarios, los comerciantes, etc.
  4. 4
    Mesa en dicho aposento₃.
  5. 5
    Mueble de madera, comúnmente con embutidos de marfil, concha u otros adornos de taracea, y con gavetas o cajones pequeños para guardar joyas.

Synonyms

estudio

This word in other languages

desk(English)escrivaninha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsritorio
  • esccritorio
  • escirtorio
  • escriotrio
  • escritoiro
  • escritoroi
  • escritorrio
  • escritroio
  • escrittorio
  • escrritorio
  • escrtiorio
  • esrcitorio
  • esscritorio
  • secritorio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escritorio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecsritorio2esccritorio1escirtorio2escriotrio2escritoiro2escritoroi2escritorrio1escritroio2
Edit distance from "escritorio"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escritorio"?
"escritorio" is spelled E-S-C-R-I-T-O-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eskɾiˈt̪oɾjo].
What does "escritorio" mean?
As a noun, "escritorio" means: Mueble cerrado, con divisiones en su parte interior para guardar papeles y, a veces, con un tablero sobre el cual se escribe.
What words are commonly confused with "escritorio"?
"escritorio" is commonly confused with "escritorios", "escritor", "escritora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escritorio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escritorio" is [eskɾiˈt̪oɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escritorio" come from?
"escritorio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "escritorio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ejemplares#5,500estableció#5,508lamentable#5,527obstáculos#5,542

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

dimensión14 variantsinocentes14 variantsjaponeses14 variantscontraste14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list