esquirol

[eskiˈɾol]

/[eskiˈɾol]/ adj

The verdict

“esquirol” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,857 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,857
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que durante una huelga hace el trabajo de otra que esta en huelga.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esquirol · esquirol · Spanish

esquirol · rank #84,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,857
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH espumosos

Nearest frequency peer: espumosos (-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 “esquirol”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for esquirol
PropertyValue
Headwordesquirol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eskiˈɾol]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,857
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “esquirol” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).esquirolcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “espumosos” (#84,856), “esquivan” (#84,858), “especificaron” (#84,855). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esquirol” va en #84,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esquirol is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,857 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [eskiˈɾol]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for esquirol in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 esquirol, spelled E-S-Q-U-I-R-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que durante una huelga hace el trabajo de otra que esta en huelga.
  2. 2
    Trabajador que no se adhiere a la huelga que montan sus compañeros de trabajo.

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 "esquirol"?
"esquirol" is spelled E-S-Q-U-I-R-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [eskiˈɾol].
What does "esquirol" mean?
As an adjective, "esquirol" means: Persona que durante una huelga hace el trabajo de otra que esta en huelga.
How do you pronounce "esquirol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esquirol" is [eskiˈɾol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esquirol" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "esquirol", 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