escorregar

/iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/

//iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“escorregar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,134
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mover-se (pela ação do próprio peso ou pela velocidade adquirida), resvalar

Corpus desk

Index PT-escorregar · escorregar · Portuguese

escorregar · rank #30,134 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,134
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH erotismo

Nearest frequency peer: erotismo (-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 “escorregar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escorregar” 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).

escorregar vs escorrer
80% similar
escorregar vs encarregar
80% similar

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

Key facts for escorregar
PropertyValue
Headwordescorregar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#30,134
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “escorregar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.escorregarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “erotismo” (#30,133), “estatisticamente” (#30,140), “Elba” (#30,122). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escorregar” fica em #30,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around escorregar (IPA /iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,134 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for escorregar, with forms such as "ecsorregar", "esccorregar", and "escoregar". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "escorrer", "encarregar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is escorregar, spelled E-S-C-O-R-R-E-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mover-se (pela ação do próprio peso ou pela velocidade adquirida), resvalar
  2. 2
    dizer alguma coisa não tendo a intenção de a dizer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O assoalho podre, a imundície cobrindo tudo de tal forma que se corria o risco de escorregar e cair.

This word in other languages

slip(English)glisser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsorregar
  • esccorregar
  • escoregar
  • escorergar
  • escorreagr
  • escorregarr
  • escorreggar
  • escorregra
  • escorrgear
  • escroregar
  • esocrregar
  • esscorregar
  • secorregar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecsorregar2esccorregar1escoregar1escorergar2escorreagr2escorregarr1escorreggar1escorregra2
Edit distance from "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 "escorregar"?
"escorregar" is spelled E-S-C-O-R-R-E-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "escorregar" mean?
As a verb, "escorregar" means: mover-se (pela ação do próprio peso ou pela velocidade adquirida), resvalar
What words are commonly confused with "escorregar"?
"escorregar" is commonly confused with "escorrer", "encarregar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escorregar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escorregar" is /iʃ.ku.Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escorregar" come from?
"escorregar" 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 "escorregar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

extremista#30,148famigerado#30,149confidente#30,067insistente#30,211

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

compilado13 variantsPitágoras13 variantsretângulo13 variantsurbanista13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list