escora

/iʃ.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/

//iʃ.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“escora” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,770 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,770
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - algo que ampara ou sustém

Corpus desk

Index PT-escora · escora · Portuguese

escora · rank #83,770 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,770
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH escorregão

Nearest frequency peer: escorregão (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “escora”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “escora” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escora
PropertyValue
Headwordescora
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#83,770
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “escora” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).escoracai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “escorregão” (#83,771), “esguicho” (#83,772), “entorpecer” (#83,762). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escora” fica em #83,770. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escora is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,770 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /iʃ.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for escora, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is escora, spelled E-S-C-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    algo que ampara ou sustém
  2. 2
    barra sujeita essencialmente a esforços axiais de compressão
  3. 3
    elemento de sustentação provisório, metálico ou de madeira, disposto sob as lajes e vigas, das estruturas de concreto, durante o seu processo de amadurecimento

Synonyms

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 "escora"?
"escora" is spelled E-S-C-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/.
What does "escora" mean?
As a noun, "escora" means: algo que ampara ou sustém
How do you pronounce "escora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escora" is /iʃ.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list