escritório

/iʃ.kɾi.ˈtɔ.ɾju/

//iʃ.kɾi.ˈtɔ.ɾju// noun

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The verdict

“escritório” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,644. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,644
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Key facts for escritório
PropertyValue
Headwordescritório
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.kɾi.ˈtɔ.ɾju/
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,644
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “escritório” 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). escritório lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around escritório (IPA /iʃ.kɾi.ˈtɔ.ɾju/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,644 among 2,493 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for escritório, with forms such as "ecsritório", "esccritório", and "escirtório". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is escritório, spelled E-S-C-R-I-T-Ó-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    gabinete de trabalho
  2. 2
    secretaria

This word in other languages

office(English)oficina(Español)bureau(Français)Büro(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsritório
  • esccritório
  • escirtório
  • escritróio
  • escrittório
  • escritóiro
  • escritóroi
  • escritórrio
  • escriótrio
  • escrritório
  • escrtiório
  • esrcitório
  • esscritório
  • secritório

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecsritório2esccritório1escirtório2escritróio2escrittório1escritóiro2escritóroi2escritórrio1
Edit distance from "escritório"

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 "escritório"?
"escritório" is spelled E-S-C-R-I-T-Ó-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.kɾi.ˈtɔ.ɾju/.
What does "escritório" mean?
As a noun, "escritório" means: gabinete de trabalho
What are common misspellings of "escritório"?
Common misspellings include "ecsritório", "esccritório", "escirtório", "escritróio", "escrittório". The correct spelling is "escritório".
How do you pronounce "escritório"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escritório" is /iʃ.kɾi.ˈtɔ.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escritório" come from?
"escritório" 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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Using “escritório”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-C-R-I-T-Ó-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /iʃ.kɾi.ˈtɔ.ɾju/ (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

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list