Which to use
“escapar” and “escavar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,682
- “escapar” frequency rank
- #24,966
- “escavar” frequency rank
- 28648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escapar | escavar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fugir de confinamento, ganhar ou reaver a liberdade | tornar vazio pela remoção do que há dentro; fazer um buraco ou cavidade em; realizar uma escavação |
Where the eye mixes escapar and escavar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between escapar and escavar
A purely visual mix-up. escapar (/iʃ.kɐ.ˈpaɾ/) and escavar (/iʃ.kɐ.ˈvaɾ/) 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 - p in “escapar” becomes v in “escavar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escapar is recorded at frequency rank #3,682, classified as averb, pronounced /iʃ.kɐ.ˈpaɾ/. escavar is at rank #24,966, tagged as averb, pronounced /iʃ.kɐ.ˈvaɾ/.
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 28648, this pair ranks #40,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escapar vs escavar
Shared letters: acers. Private to "escapar": p. Private to "escavar": v.
"escapar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "escavar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escapar" and "escavar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "escapar" vs "escavar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escapar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escavar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escapar" and "escavar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escavar vs escoar". 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 #40,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.