escama

/iʃ.ˈkɐ.mɐ/

//iʃ.ˈkɐ.mɐ// noun

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The verdict

“escama” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,913 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,913
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estrutura óssea ou de queratina formada pela pele de muitos animais, como órgão de proteção

Key facts for escama
PropertyValue
Headwordescama
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈkɐ.mɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “escama” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). escama lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escama is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,913 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /iʃ.ˈkɐ.mɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

escama doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 escama, spelled E-S-C-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    estrutura óssea ou de queratina formada pela pele de muitos animais, como órgão de proteção
  2. 2
    forma do gelo usada em choperias.

This word in other languages

scale(English)escama(Español)écaille(Français)Schuppe(Deutsch)

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 "escama"?
"escama" is spelled E-S-C-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈkɐ.mɐ/.
What does "escama" mean?
As a noun, "escama" means: estrutura óssea ou de queratina formada pela pele de muitos animais, como órgão de proteção
How do you pronounce "escama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escama" is /iʃ.ˈkɐ.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escama" come from?
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Using “escama”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-C-A-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /iʃ.ˈkɐ.mɐ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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