escusar
/iʃ.ku.ˈzaɾ/
The verdict
“escusar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desculpar de uma falta
Corpus desk
Index PT-escusar · escusar · Portuguese
escusar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escusar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /iʃ.ku.ˈzaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “escusar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
escusar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /iʃ.ku.ˈzaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for escusar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is escusar, spelled E-S-C-U-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1desculpar de uma falta
- 2servir de escusa
- 3prescindir
- 4não necessitar
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.