Which to use
“ébano” and “escaño” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,219
- “ébano” frequency rank
- #16,572
- “escaño” frequency rank
- 58791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ébano | escaño |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Diospyros ebenum) árbol de hasta 25 m. de altura, perteneciente a la familia de las ebenáceas, originario de India y de Sri Lanka, caracterizado por un tronco de madera muy maciza, pesada, lisa, blanquecina hacia la corteza y muy negra por el centro. | Puesto electivo en un cuerpo colegiado, en especial en un parlamento. |
Where the eye mixes ébano and escaño
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ébano runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against escaño's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ébano vs escaño
A purely visual mix-up. ébano ([ˈeβ̞ano]) and escaño ([esˈkaɲo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ébano is recorded at frequency rank #42,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeβ̞ano]. escaño is at rank #16,572, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈkaɲo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58791, this pair ranks #65,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ébano vs escaño
Shared letters: ao. Private to "ébano": bné. Private to "escaño": cesñ.
"ébano" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "escaño" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ébano" for "escaño" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ébano" or "escaño"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ébano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escaño" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ébano" and "escaño" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ébano vs Elcano". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #65,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.