Which to use
“escada” and “escala” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,626
- “escada” frequency rank
- #2,320
- “escala” frequency rank
- 7946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escada | escala |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | equipamento formado por degraus que é usado para subir e descer de lugares altos | ato de escalar; escada; escalada |
Where the eye mixes escada and escala
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escada and escala follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between escada and escala
A purely visual mix-up. escada (/isˈka.dɐ/, /esˈka.dɐ/) and escala (/iʃ.ˈka.lɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “escada” becomes l in “escala”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escada is recorded at frequency rank #5,626, classified as anoun, pronounced /isˈka.dɐ/, /esˈka.dɐ/. escala is at rank #2,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈka.lɐ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 7946, this pair ranks #66,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escada vs escala
Shared letters: aces. Private to "escada": d. Private to "escala": l.
"escada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "escala" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escada" and "escala" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "escada" vs "escala" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escala" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escada" and "escala" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enxada vs escada". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #66,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.