embuste

/ẽ.ˈbuʃ.tɨ/

//ẽ.ˈbuʃ.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“embuste” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,868. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,868
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mentira engenhosa

Corpus desk

Index PT-embuste · embuste · Portuguese

embuste · rank #36,868 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,868
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH efígie

Nearest frequency peer: efígie (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “embuste”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “embuste” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

embuste vs embate
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for embuste
PropertyValue
Headwordembuste
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ẽ.ˈbuʃ.tɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,868
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “embuste”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).embustecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “efígie” (#36,864), “Edmonton” (#36,863), “encurralado” (#36,873). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “embuste” fica em #36,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around embuste (IPA /ẽ.ˈbuʃ.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,868 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for embuste, with forms such as "ebmuste", "embbuste", and "embsute". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "embate", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is embuste, spelled E-M-B-U-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mentira engenhosa
  2. 2
    ardil
  3. 3
    truque

This word in other languages

trick(English)embuste(Español)mensonge(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmuste
  • embbuste
  • embsute
  • embuset
  • embusste
  • embustte
  • embutse
  • emmbuste
  • emubste
  • mebuste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embuste - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ebmuste2embbuste1embsute2embuset2embusste1embustte1embutse2emmbuste1
Edit distance from "embuste"

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 "embuste"?
"embuste" is spelled E-M-B-U-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.ˈbuʃ.tɨ/.
What does "embuste" mean?
As a noun, "embuste" means: mentira engenhosa
What words are commonly confused with "embuste"?
"embuste" is commonly confused with "embate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "embuste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embuste" is /ẽ.ˈbuʃ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embuste" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dynamic#36,861delegar#36,841chapter#36,800cateter#36,794

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bisturi10 variantsatracar10 variantsmagneto10 variantsnupcial10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list