esqueleto

[eskeˈlet̪o]

/[eskeˈlet̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“esqueleto” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,965
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sistema biológico que proporciona soporte y apoyo a los tejidos blandos y músculos en los organismos vivos vertebrados.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esqueleto · esqueleto · Spanish

esqueleto · rank #11,965 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,965
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH esplendor

Nearest frequency peer: esplendor (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “esqueleto”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “esqueleto” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

esqueleto vs esqueletos
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “esqueleto”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).esqueletocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “esplendor” (#11,964), “estables” (#11,966), “estero” (#11,967). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esqueleto” va en #11,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around esqueleto (IPA [eskeˈlet̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,965 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for esqueleto, with forms such as "eqsueleto", "esqeuleto", and "esqqueleto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "esqueletos", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is esqueleto, spelled E-S-Q-U-E-L-E-T-O.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «Desde las estructuras naturales, como los paneles de abejas o nuestro propio esqueleto hasta las estructuras que han creado las personas, todas son un conjunto de elementos que adoptan una cierta disposición, que se relacionan, sustentan a un conjunto y le dan consistencia».
  2. «Basándose en este principio, fue como pudo prever la presencia de los huesos epipubis en el esqueleto de un mamífero, que por otros caracteres de su esqueleto y de su dentición, comprendió que debía pertenecer a un marsupial (fig. 1), a pesar de que estos mamíferos no se encuentran actualmente en las faunas de Europa».

Synonyms

osambreosamentaosaturamusculosafranelillacamisillaguardacamisacamiseta de tirantescamiseta de asillasbividíbivirí

This word in other languages

skeleton(English)squelette(Français)Skelett(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eqsueleto
  • esqeuleto
  • esqqueleto
  • esqueelto
  • esqueleot
  • esqueletto
  • esquelleto
  • esquelteo
  • esquleeto
  • essqueleto
  • esuqeleto
  • sequeleto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esqueleto - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eqsueleto2esqeuleto2esqqueleto1esqueelto2esqueleot2esqueletto1esquelleto1esquelteo2
Edit distance from "esqueleto"

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 "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

esplendor#11,964egresados#11,960efectivas#11,959gobernado#11,976

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

expensas12 variantsdisfruto12 variantsHamilton12 variantsdictamen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list