Which to use
“escreva” and “escrever” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,525
- “escreva” frequency rank
- #1,009
- “escrever” frequency rank
- 8534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escreva | escrever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo escrever | redigir |
Letter map: escreva vs escrever
Shared letters muted; letters that set escreva and escrever apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. escreva runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against escrever's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: escreva and escrever
escreva and escrever 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escreva is recorded at frequency rank #7,525, classified as averb. escrever is at rank #1,009, tagged as averb, pronounced /iʃ.kɾɨ.ˈveɾ/.
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 8534, this pair ranks #65,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escreva vs escrever
Shared letters: cersv. Private to "escreva": a. Private to "escrever": -.
"escreva" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "escrever" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escreva" and "escrever" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "escreva" vs "escrever" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "escreva" vs "escrever" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "escreva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escrever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escreva" and "escrever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escreva vs escriba". 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 #65,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.