escumalha
/iʃ.ku.ˈma.ʎɐ/
The verdict
“escumalha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,293 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,293
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - resíduo originado da fusão de certos metais (escória) que foi submetido à fusão; escumalho
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escumalha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.ku.ˈma.ʎɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,293 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escumalha” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
escumalha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,293 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /iʃ.ku.ˈma.ʎɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for escumalha in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 escumalha, spelled E-S-C-U-M-A-L-H-A.
Definition
- 1resíduo originado da fusão de certos metais (escória) que foi submetido à fusão; escumalho
- 2plebe, ralé
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.
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Using “escumalha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-C-U-M-A-L-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.ku.ˈma.ʎɐ/ (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
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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.