Which to use
“escassez” is a noun and “escasso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,333
- “escassez” frequency rank
- #23,313
- “escasso” frequency rank
- 32646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escassez | escasso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | suprimento inadequado de algo, especialmente de alimentos | de que há pouco |
Letter map: escassez vs escasso
Shared letters muted; letters that set escassez and escasso apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: escassez vs escasso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: escassez is anoun and escassoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escassez is recorded at frequency rank #9,333, classified as anoun. escasso is at rank #23,313, tagged as anadj, pronounced /iʃ.ˈka.su/.
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 32646, this pair ranks #35,102 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escassez vs escasso
Shared letters: aces. Private to "escassez": z. Private to "escasso": o.
"escassez" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escasso" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "escassez" vs "escasso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "escassez" and "escasso".
- Full dictionary entry for "escassez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escasso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,102 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escassez" and "escasso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escalão vs escasso". 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 #35,102 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.