esquelas

[esˈkelas]

/[esˈkelas]/ noun

The verdict

“esquelas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,075 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,075
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de esquela.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esquelas · esquelas · Spanish

esquelas · rank #94,075 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,075
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH establezcamos

Nearest frequency peer: establezcamos (+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 “esquelas”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for esquelas
PropertyValue
Headwordesquelas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈkelas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,075
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “esquelas” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).esquelascae 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: “establezcamos” (#94,076), “estacionando” (#94,077), “eslovenos” (#94,072). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esquelas” va en #94,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esquelas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,075 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈkelas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de esquela.".

Zero misspellings are on record for esquelas in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is esquelas, spelled E-S-Q-U-E-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de esquela.

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 "esquelas"?
"esquelas" is spelled E-S-Q-U-E-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkelas].
What does "esquelas" mean?
As a noun, "esquelas" means: Forma del plural de esquela.
How do you pronounce "esquelas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esquelas" is [esˈkelas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esquelas" come from?
"esquelas" 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 "esquelas", 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