esqueleto

/[eskeˈlet̪o]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,965

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

esqueleto is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sistema biológico que proporciona soporte y apoyo a los tejidos blandos y músculos en los organismos vivos vertebrados. Pronounced [eskeˈlet̪o]. Often confused with esqueletos.

Key facts for esqueleto
PropertyValue
Headwordesqueleto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eskeˈlet̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,965
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of esqueleto in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for esqueleto is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eskeˈlet̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,965 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for esqueleto, with forms such as "eqsueleto", "esqeuleto", and "esqqueleto". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "esqueletos", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is esqueleto, spelled E-S-Q-U-E-L-E-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sistema biológico que proporciona soporte y apoyo a los tejidos blandos y músculos en los organismos vivos vertebrados.
  2. 2
    Por extensión estructura similar que proporciona soporte a construcciones, maquinaria, etc.
  3. 3
    Camiseta de tirantes.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eqsueleto,esqeuleto,esqqueleto,esqueelto,esqueleot,esqueletto,esquelleto,esquelteo,esquleeto,essqueleto,esuqeleto,sequeleto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for esqueleto

Misspelling Variants of "esqueleto"

eqsueleto9esqeuleto9esqqueleto10esqueelto9esqueleot9esqueletto10esquelleto10esquelteo9
Misspelling Variants of "esqueleto"

Frequency rank: #11,965 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "esqueleto"?
"esqueleto" is spelled E-S-Q-U-E-L-E-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eskeˈlet̪o].
What does "esqueleto" mean?
As a noun, "esqueleto" means: Sistema biológico que proporciona soporte y apoyo a los tejidos blandos y músculos en los organismos vivos vertebrados.
What words are commonly confused with "esqueleto"?
"esqueleto" is commonly confused with "esqueletos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esqueleto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esqueleto" is [eskeˈlet̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esqueleto" come from?
"esqueleto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.