escarpa

/iʃ.ˈkaɾ.pɐ/

//iʃ.ˈkaɾ.pɐ// noun

The verdict

“escarpa” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,166 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,166
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terreno de declive muito acentuado

Corpus desk

Index PT-escarpa · escarpa · Portuguese

escarpa · rank #66,166 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,166
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH Essen

Nearest frequency peer: Essen (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “escarpa”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “escarpa” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escarpa
PropertyValue
Headwordescarpa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈkaɾ.pɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “escarpa” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).escarpacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Essen” (#66,170), “engomar” (#66,160), “eclodir” (#66,149). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escarpa” fica em #66,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escarpa is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,166 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /iʃ.ˈkaɾ.pɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "terreno de declive muito acentuado".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for escarpa, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is escarpa, spelled E-S-C-A-R-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    terreno de declive muito acentuado

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 "escarpa"?
"escarpa" is spelled E-S-C-A-R-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈkaɾ.pɐ/.
What does "escarpa" mean?
As a noun, "escarpa" means: terreno de declive muito acentuado
How do you pronounce "escarpa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escarpa" is /iʃ.ˈkaɾ.pɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list