escudo

/iʃ.ˈku.du/

//iʃ.ˈku.du// noun

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The verdict

“escudo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,022. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,022
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - arma defensiva que se leva ao braço e que serve para proteger-se de armas ofensivas

Corpus desk

Index PT-escudo · escudo · Portuguese

escudo · rank #7,022 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,022
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH enxergar

Nearest frequency peer: enxergar (-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 “escudo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escudo” 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).

escudo vs estado
67% similar
escudo vs estudo
83% similar
escudo vs escuro
83% similar

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

Key facts for escudo
PropertyValue
Headwordescudo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈku.du/
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,022
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “escudo”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “enxergar” (#7,021), “especializado” (#7,023), “faltar” (#7,027). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escudo” fica em #7,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around escudo (IPA /iʃ.ˈku.du/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,022 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for escudo, with forms such as "ecsudo", "esccudo", and "escduo". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "estado", "estudo", "escuro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is escudo, spelled E-S-C-U-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    arma defensiva que se leva ao braço e que serve para proteger-se de armas ofensivas
  2. 2
    brasão, insígnia que identifica uma família, uma facção
  3. 3
    unidade monetária de diversos países em diversas épocas diferentes

This word in other languages

shield(English)escudo(Español)écu(Français)Schild(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsudo
  • esccudo
  • escduo
  • escuddo
  • escuod
  • esscudo
  • esucdo
  • secudo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecsudo2esccudo1escduo2escuddo1escuod2esscudo1esucdo2secudo2
Edit distance from "escudo"

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 "escudo"?
"escudo" is spelled E-S-C-U-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈku.du/.
What does "escudo" mean?
As a noun, "escudo" means: arma defensiva que se leva ao braço e que serve para proteger-se de armas ofensivas
What words are commonly confused with "escudo"?
"escudo" is commonly confused with "estado", "estudo", "escuro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escudo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escudo" is /iʃ.ˈku.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escudo" come from?
"escudo" 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 "escudo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

faltar#7,027Jordan#7,039brigar#6,990orelha#7,058

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Atenas8 variantsapoiado8 variantsreagir8 variantssapato8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list