esquilo

/ɪs.ˈki.lʊ/

//ɪs.ˈki.lʊ// noun

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The verdict

“esquilo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,635. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,635
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mamífero roedor da família Sciuridae

Corpus desk

Index PT-esquilo · esquilo · Portuguese

esquilo · rank #22,635 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,635
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH eugenia

Nearest frequency peer: eugenia (+3 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 “esquilo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esquilo” 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).

esquilo vs estilo
71% similar
esquilo vs esqui
71% similar
esquilo vs esquiar
71% similar

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

Key facts for esquilo
PropertyValue
Headwordesquilo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪs.ˈki.lʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,635
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “esquilo”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “eugenia” (#22,638), “fanatismo” (#22,645), “galês” (#22,652). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “esquilo” fica em #22,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around esquilo (IPA /ɪs.ˈki.lʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,635 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mamífero roedor da família Sciuridae".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for esquilo, with forms such as "eqsuilo", "esqiulo", and "esqquilo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "estilo", "esqui", "esquiar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is esquilo, spelled E-S-Q-U-I-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    mamífero roedor da família Sciuridae

Synonyms

acutipurucaititécaticococaxingangapompom de rolacaxinguelêcaxinxacaxinxecaxixecoxicococutia-de-paupapa-cocoquatiaipéquatimirimquatipuruserelepe

This word in other languages

squirrel(English)ardilla(Español)écureuil(Français)Eichhörnchen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eqsuilo
  • esqiulo
  • esqquilo
  • esquillo
  • esquiol
  • esqulio
  • essquilo
  • esuqilo
  • sequilo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eqsuilo2esqiulo2esqquilo1esquillo1esquiol2esqulio2essquilo1esuqilo2
Edit distance from "esquilo"

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 "esquilo"?
"esquilo" is spelled E-S-Q-U-I-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪs.ˈki.lʊ/.
What does "esquilo" mean?
As a noun, "esquilo" means: mamífero roedor da família Sciuridae
What words are commonly confused with "esquilo"?
"esquilo" is commonly confused with "estilo", "esqui", "esquiar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esquilo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esquilo" is /ɪs.ˈki.lʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esquilo" come from?
"esquilo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eugenia#22,638deveras#22,610dedução#22,601litígio#22,710

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

crisis9 variantscircle9 variantsmemory9 variantsnocaute9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list