# escasso

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /iʃ.ˈka.su/ · frequency rank #23,313

## Definitions
1. de que há pouco
2. raro

## Easily confused with
- **excesso** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/escasso-vs-excesso)
- **escalão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/escalao-vs-escasso)
- **escassez** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/escassez-vs-escasso)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ecsasso`, `esacsso`, `escaso`, `escasos`, `esccasso`, `escsaso`, `esscasso`, `secasso`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/escasso