escurrir

[eskuˈriɾ]

/[eskuˈriɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“escurrir” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,301 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,301
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extraer o tomarse lo que queda de un líquido en un recipiente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escurrir · escurrir · Spanish

escurrir · rank #62,301 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,301
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escribamos

Nearest frequency peer: escribamos (-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 “escurrir”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escurrir
PropertyValue
Headwordescurrir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eskuˈriɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,301
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escurrir” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).escurrircae 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: “escribamos” (#62,300), “esforzaba” (#62,302), “escogiste” (#62,299). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escurrir” va en #62,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escurrir is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,301 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eskuˈriɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

escurrir has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is escurrir, spelled E-S-C-U-R-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extraer o tomarse lo que queda de un líquido en un recipiente.
  2. 2
    Sacar parte del líquido que empapaba algo, especialmente una tela, retorciéndola, haciendo presión, etc.
  3. 3
    Hacer un recorrido o reconocimiento de un terreno o área.

Antonyms

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 "escurrir"?
"escurrir" is spelled E-S-C-U-R-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eskuˈriɾ].
What does "escurrir" mean?
As a verb, "escurrir" means: Extraer o tomarse lo que queda de un líquido en un recipiente.
How do you pronounce "escurrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escurrir" is [eskuˈriɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escurrir" come from?
"escurrir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list