escova
/iʃ.ˈkɔ.vɐ/
The verdict
“escova” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,061 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,061
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - utensílio guarnecido de pelos, sedas, fibras de plástico, fios de arame, etc. que serve para limpar; pode ser usado em roupas, tecidos, móveis, etc
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escova |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.ˈkɔ.vɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,061 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escova” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for escova is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.ˈkɔ.vɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,061 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for escova, with forms such as "ecsova", "esccova", and "escoav". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "escuta", "esmola", "escreva", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is escova, spelled E-S-C-O-V-A.
Definition
- 1utensílio guarnecido de pelos, sedas, fibras de plástico, fios de arame, etc. que serve para limpar; pode ser usado em roupas, tecidos, móveis, etc
- 2mentira
- 3importuno; maçador
- 4piorno; giesta rasteira
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecsova,esccova,escoav,escovva,escvoa,esocva,esscova,secova
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escova - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “escova”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-C-O-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.ˈkɔ.vɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “escuta” - see the side-by-side comparison. escova vs escuta
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.