escoar

verb

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The verdict

“escoar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #47,874. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,874
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - coar

Corpus desk

Index PT-escoar · escoar · Portuguese

escoar · rank #47,874 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,874
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH equal

Nearest frequency peer: equal (-3 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 “escoar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escoar” 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).

escoar vs estar
67% similar
escoar vs escola
67% similar
escoar vs escova
67% similar

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

Key facts for escoar
PropertyValue
Headwordescoar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,874
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “escoar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).escoarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “equal” (#47,871), “estomacal” (#47,879), “estratificação” (#47,880). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escoar” fica em #47,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around escoar, averb. Corpus frequency is #47,874 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for escoar, with forms such as "ecsoar", "escaor", and "esccoar". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "estar", "escola", "escova", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is escoar, spelled E-S-C-O-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    coar
  2. 2
    fazer fluir, fazer circular

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Com britadeiras, os funcionários abriram buracos na estrutura para a instalação de canaletas que vão escoar a água da chuva.

This word in other languages

drain(English)desaguar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsoar
  • escaor
  • esccoar
  • escoarr
  • escora
  • esocar
  • esscoar
  • secoar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecsoar2escaor2esccoar1escoarr1escora2esocar2esscoar1secoar2
Edit distance from "escoar"

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 "escoar"?
"escoar" is spelled E-S-C-O-A-R.
What does "escoar" mean?
As a verb, "escoar" means: coar
What words are commonly confused with "escoar"?
"escoar" is commonly confused with "estar", "escola", "escova". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "escoar" come from?
"escoar" 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 "escoar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

avulso#47,747oculus#48,041agiota#47,703penhor#48,055

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

borrego8 variantsvirose8 variantssedição8 variantstainha8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list