ectoplasma
The verdict
“ectoplasma” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #72,418 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #72,418
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - camada externa do bioplasma; citoplasma extracelular
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ectoplasma |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #72,418 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ectoplasma” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for ectoplasma is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #72,418 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1camada externa do bioplasma; citoplasma extracelular
- 2substância de composição predominantemente gasosa e origem desconhecida emanada por indivíduos aptos ou ainda exalada inconscientemente; plasma de origem psíquica
- 3fenômeno paranormal de o que proporciona corporificação; aparição oriunda de materialização
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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.
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Using “ectoplasma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-C-T-O-P-L-A-S-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.