escarlate
/iʃ.kɐɾ.ˈla.tɨ/
The verdict
“escarlate” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #34,261 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #34,261
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vermelho; encarnado, rubro
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escarlate |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /iʃ.kɐɾ.ˈla.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #34,261 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escarlate” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for escarlate is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.kɐɾ.ˈla.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #34,261 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "vermelho; encarnado, rubro".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for escarlate, with forms such as "ecsarlate", "esacrlate", and "escalrate". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is escarlate, spelled E-S-C-A-R-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1vermelho; encarnado, rubro
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecsarlate,esacrlate,escalrate,escaralte,escarlaet,escarlatte,escarllate,escarltae,escarrlate,esccarlate,escralate,esscarlate,secarlate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escarlate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “escarlate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-C-A-R-L-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.kɐɾ.ˈla.tɨ/ (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.