Which to use
“escala” and “escuta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,320
- “escala” frequency rank
- #4,149
- “escuta” frequency rank
- 6469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escala | escuta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de escalar; escada; escalada | ato ou efeito de escutar |
Letter map: escala vs escuta
Shared letters muted; letters that set escala and escuta apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. escala and escuta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on escala vs escuta
escala and escuta are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escala is recorded at frequency rank #2,320, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈka.lɐ/. escuta is at rank #4,149, tagged as anoun.
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 6469, this pair ranks #67,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escala vs escuta
Shared letters: aces. Private to "escala": l. Private to "escuta": tu.
"escala" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "escuta" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escala" and "escuta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "escala" or "escuta"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "escala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escuta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escala" and "escuta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escala vs estalo". 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 #67,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.