Spanish word

escalón

Pronunciation

IPA/eskaˈlon/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstep

Example

Cuidado con el escalón.

Watch out for the step.

Illustration for escalón (step)

More examples

Tropecé con el escalón.

I tripped on the step.

Core concept

A single step in a flight of stairs.

Common phrases

  • subir un escalón

    climb a step

  • bajar un escalón

    descend a step

  • tropezar con un escalón

    trip on a step

Similar words

peldaño: The horizontal part of a step where the foot is placed.
escalera: A series of consecutive steps forming the stairway inside or outside a building.

Definition in Spanish

Peldaño individual de una escalera que se pisa; también, unidad de progreso o nivel.

Word origin

Derived from escala (Latin scala) with the suffix -ón that originally singled out an individual stair and later came to mean a stage or level of progress.

Usage tips

  • The written accent on escalón marks stress on the final syllable and the plural escalones is used both for several physical steps and for multiple stages in progress.

Other meanings

  • stagenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • escalonarstaggerverb
  • escalonadotieredadjective
  • escalonamientotieringnoun

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