scholar

/ˈskɒl.ə/

//ˈskɒl.ə// noun

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The verdict

“scholar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,882 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,882
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Un estudiante; uno que estudia en la escuela o facultad, típicamente tiene una beca.

Key facts for scholar
PropertyValue
Headwordscholar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈskɒl.ə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “scholar” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). scholar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scholar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,882 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈskɒl.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

scholar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is scholar, spelled S-C-H-O-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un estudiante; uno que estudia en la escuela o facultad, típicamente tiene una beca.
  2. 2
    Un especialista en una rama particular del conocimiento.
  3. 3
    Una persona culta; un ratón de biblioteca.

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 "scholar"?
"scholar" is spelled S-C-H-O-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈskɒl.ə/.
What does "scholar" mean?
As a noun, "scholar" means: Un estudiante; uno que estudia en la escuela o facultad, típicamente tiene una beca.
How do you pronounce "scholar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scholar" is /ˈskɒl.ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scholar" come from?
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Using “scholar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-C-H-O-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈskɒl.ə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list