escortes

\ɛs.kɔʁt\

/\ɛs.kɔʁt\/ noun

The verdict

“escortes” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #45,021 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#45,021
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de escorte.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

escortes vs exportés
63% similar
escortes vs escort
75% similar
escortes vs écoutes
63% similar

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

Key facts for escortes
PropertyValue
Headwordescortes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛs.kɔʁt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,021
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “escortes” 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). escortes 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 escortes is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛs.kɔʁt\. Corpus data places it at rank #45,021 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de escorte.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for escortes, with forms such as "ecsortes", "esccortes", and "escorets". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "exportés", "escort", "écoutes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is escortes, spelled E-S-C-O-R-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de escorte.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecsortes,esccortes,escorets,escorrtes,escortess,escortse,escorttes,escotres,escrotes,esocrtes,esscortes,secortes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escortes - 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.

ecsortes2esccortes1escorets2escorrtes1escortess1escortse2escorttes1escotres2
Edit distance from "escortes"

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 "escortes"?
"escortes" is spelled E-S-C-O-R-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.kɔʁt\.
What does "escortes" mean?
As a noun, "escortes" means: Pluriel de escorte.
What words are commonly confused with "escortes"?
"escortes" is commonly confused with "exportés", "escort", "écoutes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escortes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escortes" is \ɛs.kɔʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escortes" come from?
"escortes" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “escortes”

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-S - 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 “exportés” - see the side-by-side comparison. escortes vs exportés
  • 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