escolha

/iʃ.ˈko.ʎɐ/

//iʃ.ˈko.ʎɐ// noun

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The verdict

“escolha” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#936
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de escolher;

Corpus desk

Index PT-escolha · escolha · Portuguese

escolha · rank #936 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #936
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH faculdade

Nearest frequency peer: faculdade (+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 “escolha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escolha” 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).

escolha vs escova
71% similar
escolha vs esmola
71% similar
escolha vs escolho
86% similar

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

Key facts for escolha
PropertyValue
Headwordescolha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈko.ʎɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#936
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “escolha”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).escolhacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “faculdade” (#937), “dor” (#934), “fogo” (#938). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escolha” fica em #936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around escolha (IPA /iʃ.ˈko.ʎɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #936 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for escolha, with forms such as "ecsolha", "esccolha", and "escloha". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "escova", "esmola", "escolho", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is escolha, spelled E-S-C-O-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de escolher;
  2. 2
    o que ou aquele que foi escolhido
  3. 3
    opção, aplicação do livre-arbítrio

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eu fui a escolha da professora.
  2. Eu fiz a minha escolha.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsolha
  • esccolha
  • escloha
  • escohla
  • escolah
  • escolhha
  • escollha
  • esoclha
  • esscolha
  • secolha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escolha - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecsolha2esccolha1escloha2escohla2escolah2escolhha1escollha1esoclha2
Edit distance from "escolha"

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 "escolha"?
"escolha" is spelled E-S-C-O-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈko.ʎɐ/.
What does "escolha" mean?
As a noun, "escolha" means: ato ou efeito de escolher;
What words are commonly confused with "escolha"?
"escolha" is commonly confused with "escova", "esmola", "escolho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escolha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escolha" is /iʃ.ˈko.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escolha" come from?
"escolha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

aumento#929tivesse#926seleção#924receber#921

Similar misspelling depth

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

digital10 variantsentrada10 variantsformação10 variantsdomingo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list