escúter

[esˈkut̪eɾ]

/[esˈkut̪eɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“escúter” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Motocicleta ligera, muy apta para desplazamientos urbanos, en la que el conductor va sentado y con los pies en una plataforma en vez de a horcajadas como en las motos tradicionales; se completa con...

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Index ES-escuter · escúter · Spanish

escúter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for escúter
PropertyValue
Headwordescúter
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈkut̪eɾ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escúter” en español

escúterqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escúter is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈkut̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Motocicleta ligera, muy apta para desplazamientos urbanos, en la que el conductor va sentado y con los pies en una plataforma en vez de a horcajadas como en las motos tradicionales; se completa con...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for escúter, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is escúter, spelled E-S-C-Ú-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Motocicleta ligera, muy apta para desplazamientos urbanos, en la que el conductor va sentado y con los pies en una plataforma en vez de a horcajadas como en las motos tradicionales; se completa con una plancha protectora en su parte delantera.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. El Cordi es un escúter muy completo con un precio difícilmente mejorable.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escúter"?
"escúter" is spelled E-S-C-Ú-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkut̪eɾ].
What does "escúter" mean?
As a noun, "escúter" means: Motocicleta ligera, muy apta para desplazamientos urbanos, en la que el conductor va sentado y con los pies en una plataforma en vez de a horcajadas como en las motos tradicionales; se completa con...
How do you pronounce "escúter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escúter" is [esˈkut̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escúter" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list