écran

/e.ˈkɾã/

//e.ˈkɾã// noun

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The verdict

“écran” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,429 among 14 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,429
frequency rank, Portuguese
14
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ver ecrã

Corpus desk

Index PT-ecran · écran · Portuguese

écran · rank #78,429 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,429
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 14
  • PHOTO-FINISH absence

Nearest frequency peer: absence (+12 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “écran”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “écran” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for écran
PropertyValue
Headwordécran
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/e.ˈkɾã/
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,429
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “écran” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.écrancai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “absence” (#78,441), “acurado” (#78,448), “walrus” (#78,408). Entre 14 lemas com “É”, “écran” fica em #78,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

écran is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,429 among 14 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /e.ˈkɾã/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ver ecrã".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for écran, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is écran, spelled É-C-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ver ecrã

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "écran"?
"écran" is spelled É-C-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /e.ˈkɾã/.
What does "écran" mean?
As a noun, "écran" means: ver ecrã
How do you pronounce "écran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écran" is /e.ˈkɾã/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écran" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

swamp#78,350Blume#78,538canha#78,562frigo#77,985

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list