escovar

/is.koˈva(ʁ)/, /es.koˈva(ʁ)/

//is.koˈva(ʁ)/, /es.koˈva(ʁ)// verb

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The verdict

“escovar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,705. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,705
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de utilizar uma escova

Corpus desk

Index PT-escovar · escovar · Portuguese

escovar · rank #19,705 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,705
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eritreia

Nearest frequency peer: Eritreia (-2 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 “escovar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escovar” 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).

escovar vs escutar
71% similar
escovar vs esgotar
71% similar
escovar vs escola
71% similar

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

Key facts for escovar
PropertyValue
Headwordescovar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/is.koˈva(ʁ)/, /es.koˈva(ʁ)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,705
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “escovar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).escovarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Eritreia” (#19,703), “enxaqueca” (#19,702), “espingarda” (#19,708). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escovar” fica em #19,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around escovar (IPA /is.koˈva(ʁ)/, /es.koˈva(ʁ)/), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,705 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for escovar, with forms such as "ecsovar", "esccovar", and "escoavr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "escutar", "esgotar", "escola", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is escovar, spelled E-S-C-O-V-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de utilizar uma escova
  2. 2
    limpar o pó com escova
  3. 3
    pentear os cabelos ou pelos usando uma escova

This word in other languages

brush(English)brosser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsovar
  • esccovar
  • escoavr
  • escovarr
  • escovra
  • escovvar
  • escvoar
  • esocvar
  • esscovar
  • secovar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escovar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecsovar2esccovar1escoavr2escovarr1escovra2escovvar1escvoar2esocvar2
Edit distance from "escovar"

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 "escovar"?
"escovar" is spelled E-S-C-O-V-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /is.koˈva(ʁ)/, /es.koˈva(ʁ)/.
What does "escovar" mean?
As a verb, "escovar" means: ato ou efeito de utilizar uma escova
What words are commonly confused with "escovar"?
"escovar" is commonly confused with "escutar", "esgotar", "escola". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escovar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escovar" is /is.koˈva(ʁ)/, /es.koˈva(ʁ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escovar" come from?
"escovar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

embargo#19,696exótico#19,718fetiche#19,728fluente#19,732

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Eritreia10 variantscárcere10 variantsglamour10 variantscaboclo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list