escaravelho

/is.ka.ɾaˈve.ʎu/

//is.ka.ɾaˈve.ʎu// noun

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The verdict

“escaravelho” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,343. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,343
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tipo de besouro de esterco da família dos Escarabeídeos

Corpus desk

Index PT-escaravelho · escaravelho · Portuguese

escaravelho · rank #44,343 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,343
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH ensurdecedor

Nearest frequency peer: ensurdecedor (-4 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 “escaravelho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escaravelho” 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
Key facts for escaravelho
PropertyValue
Headwordescaravelho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/is.ka.ɾaˈve.ʎu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#44,343
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “escaravelho”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).escaravelhocai 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 “ensurdecedor” (#44,339), “esmero” (#44,347), “espectral” (#44,348). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escaravelho” fica em #44,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around escaravelho (IPA /is.ka.ɾaˈve.ʎu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,343 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "tipo de besouro de esterco da família dos Escarabeídeos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for escaravelho, with forms such as "ecsaravelho", "esacravelho", and "escaarvelho". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is escaravelho, spelled E-S-C-A-R-A-V-E-L-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    tipo de besouro de esterco da família dos Escarabeídeos

Synonyms

escaravelhos merdunsescaraveo

This word in other languages

scarab(English)Blatthornkäfer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsaravelho
  • esacravelho
  • escaarvelho
  • escaraevlho
  • escaravehlo
  • escaravelhho
  • escaravellho
  • escaraveloh
  • escaravleho
  • escaravvelho
  • escarravelho
  • escarvaelho
  • esccaravelho
  • escraavelho
  • esscaravelho
  • secaravelho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecsaravelho2esacravelho2escaarvelho2escaraevlho2escaravehlo2escaravelhho1escaravellho1escaraveloh2
Edit distance from "escaravelho"

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 "escaravelho"?
"escaravelho" is spelled E-S-C-A-R-A-V-E-L-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /is.ka.ɾaˈve.ʎu/.
What does "escaravelho" mean?
As a noun, "escaravelho" means: tipo de besouro de esterco da família dos Escarabeídeos
What are common misspellings of "escaravelho"?
Common misspellings include "ecsaravelho", "esacravelho", "escaarvelho", "escaraevlho", "escaravehlo". The correct spelling is "escaravelho".
How do you pronounce "escaravelho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escaravelho" is /is.ka.ɾaˈve.ʎu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escaravelho" come from?
"escaravelho" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Integration#44,430sincronismo#44,115sanguinário#44,586biomedicina#44,717

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

transcrito16 variantsdesmanchar16 variantsesquadrilha16 variantsastronômico16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list