escrutinar

verb

The verdict

“escrutinar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - contar os votos em uma eleição feita através de uma urna

Corpus desk

Index PT-escrutinar · escrutinar · Portuguese

escrutinar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for escrutinar
PropertyValue
Headwordescrutinar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “escrutinar” em português

escrutinarestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escrutinar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for escrutinar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 escrutinar, spelled E-S-C-R-U-T-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    contar os votos em uma eleição feita através de uma urna
  2. 2
    examinar de forma criteriosa:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Escrutinar um crime.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escrutinar"?
"escrutinar" is spelled E-S-C-R-U-T-I-N-A-R.
What does "escrutinar" mean?
As a verb, "escrutinar" means: contar os votos em uma eleição feita através de uma urna
What language does "escrutinar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list