Which to use
“escrita” and “escuta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,742
- “escrita” frequency rank
- #4,149
- “escuta” frequency rank
- 5891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escrita | escuta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que se escreve | ato ou efeito de escutar |
Letter map: escrita vs escuta
Shared letters muted; letters that set escrita and escuta apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: escrita and escuta
escrita and escuta 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 5891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escrita is recorded at frequency rank #1,742, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈkɾi.tɐ/. escuta is at rank #4,149, tagged as anoun.
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 5891, this pair ranks #68,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escrita vs escuta
Shared letters: acest. Private to "escrita": ir. Private to "escuta": u.
"escrita" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "escuta" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escrita" for "escuta" ever safe?
Which is more common, "escrita" or "escuta"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "escrita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escuta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escrita" and "escuta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escriba vs escrita". 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 #68,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.