ectoplasma

noun

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The verdict

“ectoplasma” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,418 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,418
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - camada externa do bioplasma; citoplasma extracelular

Corpus desk

Index PT-ectoplasma · ectoplasma · Portuguese

ectoplasma · rank #72,418 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,418
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH drei

Nearest frequency peer: drei (-4 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ectoplasma”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ectoplasma” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ectoplasma
PropertyValue
Headwordectoplasma
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ectoplasma” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ectoplasmacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “drei” (#72,414), “elíptico” (#72,423), “embrace” (#72,425). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “ectoplasma” fica em #72,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ectoplasma is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,418 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ectoplasma in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ectoplasma, spelled E-C-T-O-P-L-A-S-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    camada externa do bioplasma; citoplasma extracelular
  2. 2
    substância de composição predominantemente gasosa e origem desconhecida emanada por indivíduos aptos ou ainda exalada inconscientemente; plasma de origem psíquica
  3. 3
    fenômeno paranormal de o que proporciona corporificação; aparição oriunda de materialização

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ectoplasma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "O plasma intra e o extracelular, também chamado de ectoplasma, possuem consistências diferentes."
  2. "É muito comum se ouvir o termo ectoplasma quando se fala de cirurgias espirituais."

Synonyms

exoplasmafantasma

Antonyms

endoplasma

This word in other languages

ectoplasm(English)ectoplasma(Español)ectoplasme(Français)Ektoplasma(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ectoplasma"?
"ectoplasma" is spelled E-C-T-O-P-L-A-S-M-A.
What does "ectoplasma" mean?
As a noun, "ectoplasma" means: camada externa do bioplasma; citoplasma extracelular
What language does "ectoplasma" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ectoplasma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deslumbrar#72,384explicitar#72,480corrimento#72,346higienista#72,537

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list