escamoteado

adj

The verdict

“escamoteado” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se pode esconder

Corpus desk

Index PT-escamoteado · escamoteado · Portuguese

escamoteado · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for escamoteado
PropertyValue
Headwordescamoteado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “escamoteado” em português

escamoteadoestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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

Rare enough to double-check

escamoteado is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

escamoteado doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is escamoteado, spelled E-S-C-A-M-O-T-E-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se pode esconder
  2. 2
    que fez desaparecer
  3. 3
    diz-se daquilo (fato ou verdade) que se encontra encoberto por rodeios, desculpas, subterfúgios
  4. 4
    que se roubou
  5. 5
    que foi surrupiado
  6. 6
    que se pode retirar do pensamento

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. As emoções foram escamoteadas.

Synonyms

abafadoempalmadofurtadoroubado

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 "escamoteado"?
"escamoteado" is spelled E-S-C-A-M-O-T-E-A-D-O.
What does "escamoteado" mean?
As an adjective, "escamoteado" means: que se pode esconder
What language does "escamoteado" come from?
"escamoteado" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list