emplastro
/ẽ.ˈplɐʃ.tɾu/
The verdict
“emplastro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,105 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,105
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - medicamento lutinoso que, amolecendo com o calor, adere à parte do corpo em que se aplica
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emplastro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ẽ.ˈplɐʃ.tɾu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #77,105 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “emplastro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
emplastro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,105 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ẽ.ˈplɐʃ.tɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
emplastro has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is emplastro, spelled E-M-P-L-A-S-T-R-O.
Definition
- 1medicamento lutinoso que, amolecendo com o calor, adere à parte do corpo em que se aplica
- 2conserto mal feito
- 3pessoa achacadiça
- 4remendo que destoa do objeto remendado
- 5pessoa indolente
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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 “emplastro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M-P-L-A-S-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ẽ.ˈplɐʃ.tɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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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.