escassez

noun

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The verdict

“escassez” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,333. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,333
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - suprimento inadequado de algo, especialmente de alimentos

Corpus desk

Index PT-escassez · escassez · Portuguese

escassez · rank #9,333 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,333
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH epidemia

Nearest frequency peer: epidemia (-1 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 “escassez”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escassez” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

escassez vs escasso
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for escassez
PropertyValue
Headwordescassez
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,333
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “escassez”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).escassezcai 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 “epidemia” (#9,332), “especialidade” (#9,334), “estrutural” (#9,335). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escassez” fica em #9,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around escassez, anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,333 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "suprimento inadequado de algo, especialmente de alimentos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for escassez, with forms such as "ecsassez", "esacssez", and "escasesz". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "escasso", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is escassez, spelled E-S-C-A-S-S-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    suprimento inadequado de algo, especialmente de alimentos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Em épocas de seca é normal acontecer escassez de alimentos.

This word in other languages

dearth(English)escasez(Español)disette(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsassez
  • esacssez
  • escasesz
  • escasez
  • escassezz
  • escassze
  • esccassez
  • escsasez
  • esscassez
  • secassez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecsassez2esacssez2escasesz2escasez1escassezz1escassze2esccassez1escsasez2
Edit distance from "escassez"

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 "escassez"?
"escassez" is spelled E-S-C-A-S-S-E-Z.
What does "escassez" mean?
As a noun, "escassez" means: suprimento inadequado de algo, especialmente de alimentos
What words are commonly confused with "escassez"?
"escassez" is commonly confused with "escasso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "escassez" come from?
"escassez" 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 "escassez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

epidemia#9,332Einstein#9,330eventual#9,337ecologia#9,328

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

genebra10 variantsciclone10 variantslimitar10 variantslésbica10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list