escora
/iʃ.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/
The verdict
“escora” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,770 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,770
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - algo que ampara ou sustém
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escora |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #83,770 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escora” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
escora is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,770 among 2,493 “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
- 1algo que ampara ou sustém
- 2barra sujeita essencialmente a esforços axiais de compressão
- 3elemento de sustentação provisório, metálico ou de madeira, disposto sob as lajes e vigas, das estruturas de concreto, durante o seu processo de amadurecimento
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.
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Using “escora”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-C-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.