escuela

[esˈkwela]

/[esˈkwela]/ noun

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The verdict

“escuela” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #456. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#456
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instituto que ofrece enseñanza primaria.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escuela · escuela · Spanish

escuela · rank #456 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #456
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH debería

Nearest frequency peer: debería (-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 “escuela”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escuela” 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).

escuela vs estela
71% similar
escuela vs escusa
71% similar
escuela vs esquema
71% similar

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

Key facts for escuela
PropertyValue
Headwordescuela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈkwela]
Letters7
Frequency rank#456
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “escuela”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).escuelacae 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 “debería” (#455), “julio” (#457), “atención” (#454). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escuela” va en #456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around escuela (IPA [esˈkwela]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #456 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Instituto que ofrece enseñanza primaria.
  2. 2
    En general, cualquier institución que ofrezca enseñanza.
  3. 3
    Edificio donde está localizado dicho instituto o se imparte la enseñanza.

This word in other languages

school(English)école(Français)Schule(Deutsch)escola(Português)

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.

ecsuela2esccuela1esceula2escueal2escuella1esculea2esscuela1esucela2
Edit distance from "escuela"

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 "escuela"?
"escuela" is spelled E-S-C-U-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkwela].
What does "escuela" mean?
As a noun, "escuela" means: Instituto que ofrece enseñanza primaria.
What words are commonly confused with "escuela"?
"escuela" is commonly confused with "estela", "escusa", "esquema". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escuela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escuela" is [esˈkwela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escuela" come from?
"escuela" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

debería#455quieren#459segunda#461capital#465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

siento8 variantsvivir8 variantssabes8 variantssuerte8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list