escritura

/iʃ.kɾi.ˈtu.ɾɐ/

//iʃ.kɾi.ˈtu.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“escritura” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,325
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - documento oficial de posse de um bem

Corpus desk

Index PT-escritura · escritura · Portuguese

escritura · rank #15,325 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,325
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH espontâneo

Nearest frequency peer: espontâneo (+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 “escritura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escritura” 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).

escritura vs estrutura
78% similar
escritura vs escultura
78% similar
escritura vs escrita
78% similar

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

Key facts for escritura
PropertyValue
Headwordescritura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.kɾi.ˈtu.ɾɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,325
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “escritura”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).escrituracai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “espontâneo” (#15,326), “estante” (#15,327), “every” (#15,329). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escritura” fica em #15,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around escritura (IPA /iʃ.kɾi.ˈtu.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,325 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 escritura, with forms such as "ecsritura", "esccritura", and "escirtura". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "estrutura", "escultura", "escrita", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is escritura, spelled E-S-C-R-I-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    documento oficial de posse de um bem
  2. 2
    escrita, maneira de escrever

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hoje fomos assinar a escritura da casa.
  2. A escritura daquele aluno é ilegível, só tem garranchos.

This word in other languages

writing(English)escritura(Español)titre de propriété(Français)Schrift(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsritura
  • esccritura
  • escirtura
  • escritrua
  • escrittura
  • escrituar
  • escriturra
  • escriutra
  • escrritura
  • escrtiura
  • esrcitura
  • esscritura
  • secritura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecsritura2esccritura1escirtura2escritrua2escrittura1escrituar2escriturra1escriutra2
Edit distance from "escritura"

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 "escritura"?
"escritura" is spelled E-S-C-R-I-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.kɾi.ˈtu.ɾɐ/.
What does "escritura" mean?
As a noun, "escritura" means: documento oficial de posse de um bem
What words are commonly confused with "escritura"?
"escritura" is commonly confused with "estrutura", "escultura", "escrita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escritura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escritura" is /iʃ.kɾi.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escritura" come from?
"escritura" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

elementar#15,320discípulo#15,309desativar#15,306cuidadoso#15,301

Similar misspelling depth

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

inadequado13 variantsbaterista13 variantsambulante13 variantsretribuir13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list