# escala vs estalo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### escala
*noun · IPA /iʃ.ˈka.lɐ/ · frequency rank #2,320*
ato de escalar; escada; escalada

### estalo
*noun · IPA /iʃ.ˈta.lu/ · frequency rank #35,580*
ruído breve e intenso, ruído do que racha

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/escala-vs-estalo