Similar words
foulard
écharpe is more for a long winter scarf; foulard is more for a lighter, often silk fashion scarf.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
bufanda
bufanda is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "scarf."
Portuguese
cachecol
cachecol is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "scarf."
Practice
1 What does écharpe mean?
scarf
2 Fill the gap: Elle porte une ___ en hiver.
Full sentence: Elle porte une écharpe en hiver. (She wears a scarf in winter.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches écharpe?
écharpe: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.