escudo
[esˈkuð̞o]
The verdict
“escudo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,892 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,892
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arma defensiva, formada por una plancha de material rígido, que se usaba como protección en los combates
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escudo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈkuð̞o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #4,892 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escudo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for escudo is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈkuð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,892 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 22 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for escudo, with forms such as "ecsudo", "esccudo", and "escduo". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "estado", "estuvo", "escupe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is escudo, spelled E-S-C-U-D-O.
Definition
- 1Arma defensiva, formada por una plancha de material rígido, que se usaba como protección en los combates
- 2Por extensión, cosa cualquiera utilizada para la defensa o protección.
- 3En particular, plancha metálica que protege la popa de un buque.
- 4Por extensión, tabla que da respaldo en el banco de popa de un barco.
- 5Plaqueta de metal que orna y protege un cerrojo.
- 6Blindaje metálico que oculta y protege a quienes operan una pieza de artillería.
- 7Diseño distintivo y formal que identifica a una persona o institución, derivado de los antiguos distintivos llevados por los caballeros en sus armas y atavíos.
- 8Paleta del jabalí, que este usa para protegerse en los combates.
- 9Unidad monetaria de Cabo Verde.
- 10Antigua unidad monetaria angoleña, ya fuera de circulación.
- 11Antigua unidad monetaria boliviana, ya fuera de circulación.
- 12Antigua unidad monetaria chilena, empleada en la década de 1960.
- 13Antigua unidad monetaria española, usada en la época imperial hasta su sustitución por la peseta.
- 14Antigua unidad monetaria francesa, ya fuera de circulación.
- 15Antigua unidad monetaria guineoportuguesa, ya fuera de circulación.
- 16Antigua unidad monetaria indoportuguesa, ya fuera de circulación.
- 17Antigua unidad monetaria milanesa, ya fuera de circulación.
- 18Antigua unidad monetaria maltesa, ya fuera de circulación.
- 19Antigua unidad monetaria mozambiqueña, ya fuera de circulación.
- 20Antigua unidad monetaria portuguesa, sustituída por el euro desde el 2002.
- 21Antigua unidad monetaria santotomense, ya fuera de circulación.
- 22Antigua unidad monetaria timorense, ya fuera de circulación.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecsudo,esccudo,escduo,escuddo,escuod,esscudo,esucdo,secudo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escudo - 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.
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 “escudo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-U-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈkuð̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “estado” - see the side-by-side comparison. escudo vs estado
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.