escada
Portuguese, noun/isˈka.dɐ/
escada is spelled E-S-C-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,611th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Escada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ladder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “equipamento formado por degraus que é usado para subir e descer de lugares altos”.
What does escada mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineladder
- 2
femininestairs
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. equipamento formado por degraus que é usado para subir e descer de lugares altos 2. parte de uma construção formada por degraus que leva de um andar a outro 3. na dramaturgia humorística, sobretudo circense, o ator que dá o mote para que o palhaço ou o humorista principal faça a piada ou aplique uma troça 4. tudo aquilo que serve para elevar algo ou alguém
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Pernambuco
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of escada
- escadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce escada?
- Brazil /isˈka.dɐ/
- Brazil /esˈka.dɐ/
- /iʃˈka.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to escada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is escada in Portuguese?
escada appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).