escorte

\ɛs.kɔʁt\

/\ɛs.kɔʁt\/ noun

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The verdict

“escorte” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #9,480 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,480
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troupe généralement armée qui accompagne une personne, un convoi, des bagages pour les protéger ou les surveiller pendant la marche.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

escorte vs esport
71% similar
escorte vs exporte
71% similar
escorte vs exhorte
71% similar

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

Key facts for escorte
PropertyValue
Headwordescorte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛs.kɔʁt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,480
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “escorte” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). escorte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for escorte is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛs.kɔʁt\. Corpus data places it at rank #9,480 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for escorte, with forms such as "ecsorte", "esccorte", and "escoret". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "esport", "exporte", "exhorte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is escorte, spelled E-S-C-O-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troupe généralement armée qui accompagne une personne, un convoi, des bagages pour les protéger ou les surveiller pendant la marche.
  2. 2
    Vaisseau de guerre qui accompagne, dans le même dessein, des bâtiments de transport, des navires marchands, etc.
  3. 3
    Cortège qui se forme pour honorer une personne.
  4. 4
    Femme de très belle apparence qui se fait payer pour accompagner un homme.
  5. 5
    Femme ou homme prostituée.

Synonyms

prostituéprostituée

This word in other languages

escort(English)Eskorte(Deutsch)comitiva(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecsorte,esccorte,escoret,escorrte,escortte,escotre,escrote,esocrte,esscorte,secorte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escorte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecsorte2esccorte1escoret2escorrte1escortte1escotre2escrote2esocrte2
Edit distance from "escorte"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escorte"?
"escorte" is spelled E-S-C-O-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.kɔʁt\.
What does "escorte" mean?
As a noun, "escorte" means: Troupe généralement armée qui accompagne une personne, un convoi, des bagages pour les protéger ou les surveiller pendant la marche.
What words are commonly confused with "escorte"?
"escorte" is commonly confused with "esport", "exporte", "exhorte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escorte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escorte" is \ɛs.kɔʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escorte" come from?
"escorte" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “escorte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-S-C-O-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛs.kɔʁt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “esport” - see the side-by-side comparison. escorte vs esport
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list