escorregão

/iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/

//iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“escorregão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,771 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,771
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de escorregar

Key facts for escorregão
PropertyValue
Headwordescorregão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,771
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “escorregão” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). escorregão lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escorregão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,771 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato de escorregar".

escorregão has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is escorregão, spelled E-S-C-O-R-R-E-G-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de escorregar

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 "escorregão"?
"escorregão" is spelled E-S-C-O-R-R-E-G-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/.
What does "escorregão" mean?
As a noun, "escorregão" means: ato de escorregar
How do you pronounce "escorregão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escorregão" is /iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escorregão" come from?
"escorregão" 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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Using “escorregão”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-C-O-R-R-E-G-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list