escouade

\ɛs.kwad\

/\ɛs.kwad\/ noun

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The verdict

“escouade” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,559. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,559
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Subdivision d’une section ou d’un peloton sous les ordres d’un caporal ou d’un brigadier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-escouade · escouade · French

escouade · rank #22,559 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,559
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH escapade

Nearest frequency peer: escapade (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « escouade »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « escouade » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

escouade vs escalade
75% similar
escouade vs escapade
75% similar

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

Key facts for escouade
PropertyValue
Headwordescouade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛs.kwad\
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,559
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « escouade »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.escouadese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « escapade » (#22,558), « estimez » (#22,560), « ermite » (#22,557). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « escouade » est au #22,559. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around escouade (IPA \ɛs.kwad\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,559 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for escouade, with forms such as "ecsouade", "esccouade", and "escoaude". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "escalade", "escapade", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is escouade, spelled E-S-C-O-U-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Subdivision d’une section ou d’un peloton sous les ordres d’un caporal ou d’un brigadier.
  2. 2
    Unité élémentaire de combat, dans la cavalerie.
  3. 3
    Groupe de personnes qui agissent de concert.
  4. 4
    Unité, brigade ou équipe de police, parfois spécialisée.
  5. 5
    Vague d’insectes nécrophages qui se succèdent sur un cadavre exposé à l’air libre en fonction du stade de décomposition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce fut ainsi que Jean se trouva en arrière, égaré au fond d’un chemin creux, avec son escouade, qu’il n’avait pas voulu lâcher.
  2. Un capitaine d'état-major arrive au galop et demande le colonel. Il a passé devant lui sans le voir, il le cherche dans mon escouade.

This word in other languages

squad(English)escuadrón(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsouade
  • esccouade
  • escoaude
  • escouadde
  • escouaed
  • escoudae
  • escuoade
  • esocuade
  • esscouade
  • secouade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escouade - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ecsouade2esccouade1escoaude2escouadde1escouaed2escoudae2escuoade2esocuade2
Edit distance from "escouade"

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 "escouade"?
"escouade" is spelled E-S-C-O-U-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.kwad\.
What does "escouade" mean?
As a noun, "escouade" means: Subdivision d’une section ou d’un peloton sous les ordres d’un caporal ou d’un brigadier.
What words are commonly confused with "escouade"?
"escouade" is commonly confused with "escalade", "escapade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escouade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escouade" is \ɛs.kwad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escouade" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escapade#22,558enlevant#22,555forgeron#22,570déchirée#22,547

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

estimez10 variantsestival10 variantsfictive10 variantsdérivée10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list