escuda
[esˈkuð̞a]
The verdict
“escuda” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,966 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,966
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escudar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escuda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [esˈkuð̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #80,966 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escuda” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
escuda is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,966 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [esˈkuð̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
escuda has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is escuda, spelled E-S-C-U-D-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escudar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de escudar.
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.
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Using “escuda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-U-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈkuð̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.