escapade
/ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/noun
escapade is spelled E-S-C-A-P-A-D-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, escapade means “A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of escapade is escapades.
How many letters and syllables are in escapade?
| Letters | 8: E-S-C-A-P-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is escapade?
Escapade appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce escapade?
- US /ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/
- Australia /ˈeskəˌpæɪd/
- /ˌɛskəˈpɑːd/
Escapade has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-escapade.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of escapade
- escapades plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does escapade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.
He seems on the verge of winning the New York Senate election when the New York Post runs a photo of David’s exposed butt in a mooning escapade from his college days.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Escapade in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense daring or adventurous act; undertaking which goes against convention:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | escapade |
| German | Eskapade, Abenteuer, Streich |
| Portuguese | escapadela, escapada |
| Spanish | aventura, andanza, correría, travesura, escapada |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does escapade come from?
Borrowed from French escapade (“the act of escaping; a trick”), itself borrowed from Old Spanish escapada, from escapar (“to escape”), from Vulgar Latin *excappāre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).