escurridizo

[eskuriˈð̞iso]

/[eskuriˈð̞iso]/ adj

The verdict

“escurridizo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,244 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,244
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se escurre o desliza fácilmente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escurridizo · escurridizo · Spanish

escurridizo · rank #70,244 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,244
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escribieran

Nearest frequency peer: escribieran (-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 “escurridizo”

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 “escurridizo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escurridizo
PropertyValue
Headwordescurridizo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eskuriˈð̞iso]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,244
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escurridizo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).escurridizocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “escribieran” (#70,243), “esfuercen” (#70,245), “especificaba” (#70,247). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escurridizo” va en #70,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escurridizo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,244 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [eskuriˈð̞iso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

escurridizo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is escurridizo, spelled E-S-C-U-R-R-I-D-I-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se escurre o desliza fácilmente.
  2. 2
    Propio para hacer deslizar o escurrir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how escurridizo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Un bulto blanco, escurridizo, se le deslizó entre las piernas, a tiempo que exhalaba un grito».
  2. «Según la naturaleza de la cimentación, interesan unas pruebas más que otras. No son lo mismo una cimentación sobre pilotes flotantes o por grandes cajones (caissons) sumergibles, o por exclusa de aire en terreno anegadizo, o para bloques soporte de máquinas que dan lugar a transmisión de vibraciones o para asiento de terraplenes y diques de tierra sobre…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "escurridizo"?
"escurridizo" is spelled E-S-C-U-R-R-I-D-I-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eskuriˈð̞iso].
What does "escurridizo" mean?
As an adjective, "escurridizo" means: Que se escurre o desliza fácilmente.
How do you pronounce "escurridizo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escurridizo" is [eskuriˈð̞iso]. 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 "escurridizo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list