esconder

verb

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The verdict

“esconder” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,138. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,138
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pôr em lugar onde fique oculto, onde não se veja ou haja mais dificuldade em ver ou encontrar

Corpus desk

Index PT-esconder · esconder · Portuguese

esconder · rank #3,138 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,138
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH elenco

Nearest frequency peer: elenco (-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 “esconder”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esconder” 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).

esconder vs estender
75% similar
esconder vs escorrer
75% similar
esconder vs escolher
75% similar

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

Key facts for esconder
PropertyValue
Headwordesconder
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,138
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “esconder”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).escondercai 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 “elenco” (#3,137), “escuro” (#3,139), “elemento” (#3,136). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “esconder” fica em #3,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around esconder, averb. Corpus frequency is #3,138 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for esconder, with forms such as "ecsonder", "escconder", and "escnoder". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "estender", "escorrer", "escolher", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 esconder, spelled E-S-C-O-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr em lugar onde fique oculto, onde não se veja ou haja mais dificuldade em ver ou encontrar
  2. 2
    cobrir ou ser coberto de modo a não ser visto
  3. 3
    manter em segredo, não divulgar
  4. 4
    não mostrar ou não se dar a mostrar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O Sol escondeu-se atrás do manto de nuvens

Synonyms

ocultarencobrircamuflardisfarçardissimularmascarar

Antonyms

mostrardivulgarrevelarpatentear

This word in other languages

hide(English)esconder(Español)cacher(Français)verstecken(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsonder
  • escconder
  • escnoder
  • escodner
  • escondder
  • esconderr
  • escondre
  • esconedr
  • esconnder
  • esocnder
  • essconder
  • seconder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecsonder2escconder1escnoder2escodner2escondder1esconderr1escondre2esconedr2
Edit distance from "esconder"

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 "esconder"?
"esconder" is spelled E-S-C-O-N-D-E-R.
What does "esconder" mean?
As a verb, "esconder" means: pôr em lugar onde fique oculto, onde não se veja ou haja mais dificuldade em ver ou encontrar
What words are commonly confused with "esconder"?
"esconder" is commonly confused with "estender", "escorrer", "escolher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "esconder" come from?
"esconder" 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 "esconder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

elemento#3,136ditadura#3,135fornecer#3,142composto#3,131

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

informar12 variantstransição12 variantsreligiosa12 variantsassinatura12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list