escuela
[esˈkwela]
The verdict
“escuela” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #456 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #456
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instituto que ofrece enseñanza primaria.
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 | escuela |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈkwela] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #456 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escuela” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for escuela is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈkwela]. Corpus data places it at rank #456 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 3 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 escuela, with forms such as "ecsuela", "esccuela", and "esceula". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "estela", "escusa", "esquema", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is escuela, spelled E-S-C-U-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1Instituto que ofrece enseñanza primaria.
- 2En general, cualquier institución que ofrezca enseñanza.
- 3Edificio donde está localizado dicho instituto o se imparte la enseñanza.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecsuela,esccuela,esceula,escueal,escuella,esculea,esscuela,esucela
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escuela - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “escuela”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-U-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈkwela] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “estela” - see the side-by-side comparison. escuela vs estela
- 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.