escuadra
Spanish, noun
escuadra is spelled E-S-C-U-A-D-R-A (8 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,366th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Escuadra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “squadron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of escuadrar. With an accent, escuadrá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of escuadrar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Triángulo rectángulo isósceles para dibujar”.
What does escuadra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesquadron
- 2
femininesquad
- 3
feminineset square
- 4
feminineangle bracket (for shelves)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of escuadrar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Triángulo rectángulo isósceles para dibujar. 2. Pieza de metal que forma un ángulo recto con dos de sus partes. 3. Pieza en ángulo recto que fija un estante a una pared y transmite su peso. 4. La menor agrupación militar, conformada por un cabo y cinco o siete soldados.
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 escuadra
- escuadras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to escuadra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is escuadra in Spanish?
escuadra appears 5.4 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).