scandal

/ˈskæn.dəl/

//ˈskæn.dəl// noun

The verdict

“scandal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,347 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,347
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Escándalo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-scandal · scandal · Spanish

scandal · rank #84,347 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,347
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH secuenciales

Nearest frequency peer: secuenciales (+2 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 “scandal”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for scandal
PropertyValue
Headwordscandal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈskæn.dəl/
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,347
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “scandal” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).scandalcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “secuenciales” (#84,349), “santiagueña” (#84,343), “segar” (#84,351). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “scandal” va en #84,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scandal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,347 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈskæn.dəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Escándalo.".

scandal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 scandal, spelled S-C-A-N-D-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escándalo.

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 "scandal"?
"scandal" is spelled S-C-A-N-D-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈskæn.dəl/.
What does "scandal" mean?
As a noun, "scandal" means: Escándalo.
How do you pronounce "scandal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scandal" is /ˈskæn.dəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scandal" come from?
"scandal" 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 "scandal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list