emplastro

/ẽ.ˈplɐʃ.tɾu/

//ẽ.ˈplɐʃ.tɾu// noun

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The verdict

“emplastro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,105 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,105
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - medicamento lutinoso que, amolecendo com o calor, adere à parte do corpo em que se aplica

Corpus desk

Index PT-emplastro · emplastro · Portuguese

emplastro · rank #77,105 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,105
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH embaralhar

Nearest frequency peer: embaralhar (-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 “emplastro”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emplastro
PropertyValue
Headwordemplastro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ẽ.ˈplɐʃ.tɾu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,105
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “emplastro” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).emplastrocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “embaralhar” (#77,101), “eletroencefalograma” (#77,100), “enraizar” (#77,113). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “emplastro” fica em #77,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emplastro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,105 among 1,279 “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

  1. 1
    medicamento lutinoso que, amolecendo com o calor, adere à parte do corpo em que se aplica
  2. 2
    conserto mal feito
  3. 3
    pessoa achacadiça
  4. 4
    remendo que destoa do objeto remendado
  5. 5
    pessoa indolente

Synonyms

emplastoparche

This word in other languages

poultice(English)emplasto(Español)emplâtre(Français)

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 "emplastro"?
"emplastro" is spelled E-M-P-L-A-S-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.ˈplɐʃ.tɾu/.
What does "emplastro" mean?
As a noun, "emplastro" means: medicamento lutinoso que, amolecendo com o calor, adere à parte do corpo em que se aplica
How do you pronounce "emplastro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emplastro" is /ẽ.ˈplɐʃ.tɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emplastro" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

estivador#77,136herbívoro#77,220afternoon#76,861naftalina#77,372

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list