escrito

/iʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/

//iʃ.ˈkɾi.tu// adj

The verdict

“escrito” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,144
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expresso por sinais gráficos

Corpus desk

Index PT-escrito · escrito · Portuguese

escrito · rank #1,144 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,144
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH el

Nearest frequency peer: el (-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 “escrito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escrito” 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).

escrito vs escroto
86% similar
escrito vs estrito
86% similar
escrito vs estrato
71% similar

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

Key facts for escrito
PropertyValue
Headwordescrito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/iʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,144
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “escrito”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “el” (#1,143), “cuidado” (#1,142), “função” (#1,146). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escrito” fica em #1,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around escrito (IPA /iʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,144 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "expresso por sinais gráficos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for escrito, with forms such as "ecsrito", "esccrito", and "escirto". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "escroto", "estrito", "estrato", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is escrito, spelled E-S-C-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    expresso por sinais gráficos

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsrito
  • esccrito
  • escirto
  • escriot
  • escritto
  • escrrito
  • escrtio
  • esrcito
  • esscrito
  • secrito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecsrito2esccrito1escirto2escriot2escritto1escrrito1escrtio2esrcito2
Edit distance from "escrito"

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 "escrito"?
"escrito" is spelled E-S-C-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/.
What does "escrito" mean?
As an adjective, "escrito" means: expresso por sinais gráficos
What words are commonly confused with "escrito"?
"escrito" is commonly confused with "escroto", "estrito", "estrato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escrito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escrito" is /iʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escrito" come from?
"escrito" 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 "escrito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list