escroquer

\ɛs.kʁɔ.ke\

/\ɛs.kʁɔ.ke\/ verb

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The verdict

“escroquer” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,069. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,069
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tirer quelque chose de quelqu’un par fourberie, par dol et manœuvres frauduleuses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-escroquer · escroquer · French

escroquer · rank #49,069 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,069
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH España

Nearest frequency peer: España (+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 « escroquer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « escroquer » 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).

escroquer vs escroquerie
82% similar

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

Key facts for escroquer
PropertyValue
Headwordescroquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛs.kʁɔ.ke\
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,069
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « escroquer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).escroquerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « España » (#49,070), « EPO » (#49,067), « espinosa » (#49,072). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « escroquer » est au #49,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around escroquer (IPA \ɛs.kʁɔ.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,069 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for escroquer, with forms such as "ecsroquer", "esccroquer", and "escorquer". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "escroquerie", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is escroquer, spelled E-S-C-R-O-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tirer quelque chose de quelqu’un par fourberie, par dol et manœuvres frauduleuses.
  2. 2
    Voler quelqu’un par des moyens frauduleux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il m’a escroqué cent cinquante euros, sous prétexte de me les emprunter.
  2. Il m’a escroqué une montre, un cheval.

This word in other languages

swindle(English)estafar(Español)ergaunern(Deutsch)trapacear(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsroquer
  • esccroquer
  • escorquer
  • escroqeur
  • escroqquer
  • escroquerr
  • escroqure
  • escrouqer
  • escrqouer
  • escrroquer
  • esrcoquer
  • esscroquer
  • secroquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecsroquer2esccroquer1escorquer2escroqeur2escroqquer1escroquerr1escroqure2escrouqer2
Edit distance from "escroquer"

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 "escroquer"?
"escroquer" is spelled E-S-C-R-O-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.kʁɔ.ke\.
What does "escroquer" mean?
As a verb, "escroquer" means: Tirer quelque chose de quelqu’un par fourberie, par dol et manœuvres frauduleuses.
What words are commonly confused with "escroquer"?
"escroquer" is commonly confused with "escroquerie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escroquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escroquer" is \ɛs.kʁɔ.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escroquer" come from?
"escroquer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

espérions#49,073enfermant#49,064employons#49,060déposants#49,047

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

déviants13 variantsdélaissées13 variantsdédouaner13 variantsdroitiers13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list