escaler

/iʃ.kɐ.ˈlɛɾ/

//iʃ.kɐ.ˈlɛɾ// noun

The verdict

“escaler” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - embarcação a remo e a vela, de proa fina e popa quadrada

Key facts for escaler
PropertyValue
Headwordescaler
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.kɐ.ˈlɛɾ/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “escaler” sits in Portuguese frequency

escaler falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for escaler is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.kɐ.ˈlɛɾ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "embarcação a remo e a vela, de proa fina e popa quadrada".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for escaler, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is escaler, spelled E-S-C-A-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    embarcação a remo e a vela, de proa fina e popa quadrada

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escaler"?
"escaler" is spelled E-S-C-A-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.kɐ.ˈlɛɾ/.
What does "escaler" mean?
As a noun, "escaler" means: embarcação a remo e a vela, de proa fina e popa quadrada
How do you pronounce "escaler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escaler" is /iʃ.kɐ.ˈlɛɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escaler" come from?
"escaler" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “escaler”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-C-A-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /iʃ.kɐ.ˈlɛɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list