escaninho
The verdict
“escaninho” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequeno compartimento em armário, gaveta ou escrivaninha
Corpus desk
Index PT-escaninho · escaninho · Portuguese
escaninho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escaninho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “escaninho” em português
Rare enough to double-check
escaninho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pequeno compartimento em armário, gaveta ou escrivaninha".
escaninho has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is escaninho, spelled E-S-C-A-N-I-N-H-O.
Definition
- 1pequeno compartimento em armário, gaveta ou escrivaninha
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how escaninho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
E, por causa das sucessivas crises políticas, o projeto acabou sendo esquecido em algum escaninho, à espera de relator e comissão especial.
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.