escurre

[esˈkure]

/[esˈkure]/ verb

The verdict

“escurre” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,578 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,578
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escurrir o de escurrirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escurre · escurre · Spanish

escurre · rank #55,578 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,578
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escrupulosame…

Nearest frequency peer: escrupulosamente (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “escurre”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “escurre” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escurre
PropertyValue
Headwordescurre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[esˈkure]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,578
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escurre” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).escurrecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “escrupulosamente” (#55,577), “espinillas” (#55,580), “escollos” (#55,575). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escurre” va en #55,578. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escurre is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,578 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [esˈkure]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for escurre, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is escurre, spelled E-S-C-U-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escurrir o de escurrirse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de escurrir.

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 "escurre"?
"escurre" is spelled E-S-C-U-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkure].
What does "escurre" mean?
As a verb, "escurre" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escurrir o de escurrirse.
How do you pronounce "escurre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escurre" is [esˈkure]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list