Which to use
“escapar” and “escutar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,682
- “escapar” frequency rank
- #4,472
- “escutar” frequency rank
- 8154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escapar | escutar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fugir de confinamento, ganhar ou reaver a liberdade | prestar atenção auditiva; dar ouvidos |
Where the eye mixes escapar and escutar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses escapar with escutar
A purely visual mix-up. escapar (/iʃ.kɐ.ˈpaɾ/) and escutar (/iʃ.ku.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8154, 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/. escutar is at rank #4,472, tagged as averb, pronounced /iʃ.ku.ˈtaɾ/.
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 8154, this pair ranks #65,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escapar vs escutar
Shared letters: acers. Private to "escapar": p. Private to "escutar": tu.
"escapar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "escutar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escapar" and "escutar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "escapar" or "escutar" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "escapar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escutar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escapar" and "escutar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escoar vs escutar". 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 #65,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.