escort

/ˈɛs.kɔɹt/

//ˈɛs.kɔɹt// noun

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"escort" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“escort” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,132
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.

Corpus desk

Index EN-escort · escort · English

escort · rank #7,132 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,132
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH enterprises

Nearest frequency peer: enterprises (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “escort”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “escort” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

escort vs export
67% similar
escort vs extort
67% similar
escort vs esports
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for escort
PropertyValue
Headwordescort
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛs.kɔɹt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,132
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “escort”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).escortlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “enterprises” (#7,131), “ensuring” (#7,130), “firmly” (#7,134). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “escort” is #7,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around escort (IPA /ˈɛs.kɔɹt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,132 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for escort, with forms such as "ecsort", "esccort", and "escorrt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "export", "extort", "esports", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French escorte, itself borrowed from Italian scorta. The correct English form is escort, spelled E-S-C-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
  2. 2
    An accompanying person in such a group.
  3. 3
    A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.
  4. 4
    A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.
  5. 5
    An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
  6. 6
    Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.
  7. 7
    A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent; a pimp.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how escort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The soldier who was pulling at the other end was clumsily unhorsed, and I myself was all but thrown by the unexpected jerk. This ludicrous incident at first provoked mirth among my escort, a mirth which their superstitious minds immediately turned into an ill omen.
  2. Whole squadrons of cavalry escort had sometimes to be sent thundering against a powerful infantry outpost in order that the brief time between the charge and the inevitable retreat might be utilized in sounding a ford or determining the point of intersection of two roads.

Etymology

Borrowed from French escorte, itself borrowed from Italian scorta.

This word in other languages

escolta(Español)escorte(Français)Eskorte(Deutsch)acompanhante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsort
  • esccort
  • escorrt
  • escortt
  • escotr
  • escrot
  • esocrt
  • esscort
  • secort

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escort - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecsort2esccort1escorrt1escortt1escotr2escrot2esocrt2esscort1
Edit distance from "escort"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escort"?
"escort" is spelled E-S-C-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛs.kɔɹt/.
What does "escort" mean?
As a noun, "escort" means: A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
What words are commonly confused with "escort"?
"escort" is commonly confused with "export", "extort", "esports". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escort" is /ˈɛs.kɔɹt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "escort"?
Borrowed from French escorte, itself borrowed from Italian scorta. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "escort", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

firmly#7,134Geneva#7,137kindly#7,150leaked#7,152

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

dragged9 variantslottery9 variantsCeltic9 variantsnoting9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list