escada

/isˈka.dɐ/, /esˈka.dɐ/

//isˈka.dɐ/, /esˈka.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“escada” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,626
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - equipamento formado por degraus que é usado para subir e descer de lugares altos

Corpus desk

Index PT-escada · escada · Portuguese

escada · rank #5,626 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,626
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH dita

Nearest frequency peer: dita (-3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “escada”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “escada” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

escada vs estado
67% similar
escada vs escola
67% similar
escada vs escala
83% similar

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

Key facts for escada
PropertyValue
Headwordescada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/isˈka.dɐ/, /esˈka.dɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,626
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “escada”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).escadacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “dita” (#5,623), “escondido” (#5,629), “espanhóis” (#5,632). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escada” fica em #5,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around escada (IPA /isˈka.dɐ/, /esˈka.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,626 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for escada, with forms such as "ecsada", "esacda", and "escaad". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "estado", "escola", "escala", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is escada, spelled E-S-C-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    equipamento formado por degraus que é usado para subir e descer de lugares altos
  2. 2
    parte de uma construção formada por degraus que leva de um andar a outro
  3. 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. 4
    tudo aquilo que serve para elevar algo ou alguém
  5. 5
    a parte ventral da baleia, entre os baleeiros
  6. 6
    modalidade de aposta na qual o resultado anterior define uma unidade para mais ou para menos para a próxima

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A jovem apresentadora funciona para Kajuru como uma espécie de escada, termo do humorismo usado para aquele comediante que prepara a piada para o protagonista da cena.

Synonyms

escaleira

This word in other languages

stairway(English)escalera(Español)escalier(Français)Treppe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsada
  • esacda
  • escaad
  • escadda
  • esccada
  • escdaa
  • esscada
  • secada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecsada2esacda2escaad2escadda1esccada1escdaa2esscada1secada2
Edit distance from "escada"

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 "escada"?
"escada" is spelled E-S-C-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /isˈka.dɐ/, /esˈka.dɐ/.
What does "escada" mean?
As a noun, "escada" means: equipamento formado por degraus que é usado para subir e descer de lugares altos
What words are commonly confused with "escada"?
"escada" is commonly confused with "estado", "escola", "escala". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escada" is /isˈka.dɐ/, /esˈka.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escada" come from?
"escada" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beijar#5,602bacana#5,600mortas#5,659virada#5,588

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

remoção8 variantsinútil8 variantsbatata8 variantsvanessa8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list