escribe
verb
escribe is spelled E-S-C-R-I-B-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, escribe means “To draw outside of; designating a circle that touches one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the extensions of the other two sides” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in escribe?
| Letters | 7: E-S-C-R-I-B-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is escribe?
Escribe appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 escribe?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-escribe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of escribe
- escribes present, singular, he/she/it
- escribing participle, present
- escribed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does escribe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To draw outside of; designating a circle that touches one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the extensions of the other two sides.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does escribe come from?
From Latin e (“out, out of”) + scribere (“to write”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).