encosto

Name: encosto, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/eŋ.ˈkoʃ.tu/

//eŋ.ˈkoʃ.tu// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“encosto” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,290. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,290
frequency rank, Portuguese: 1,279
“E” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte de um objeto ou lugar em que se encosta

Corpus desk

Index PT-encosto · encosto · Portuguese

encosto · rank #25,290 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

FREQ-MID #25,290
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 1,279
PHOTO-FINISH empossado

Nearest frequency peer: empossado (-3 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.

eclético

74,720
edema

74,719
empossado

74,714
encosto

74,711
epicentro

74,708
ervilha

74,706

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

encosto vs exposto

71% similar

encosto vs envolto

71% similar

encosto vs endosso

71% similar

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

Key facts for encosto
Property	Value
Headword	encosto
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/eŋ.ˈkoʃ.tu/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#25,290
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “encosto”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.encostocai aqui:

#25,290

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “empossado” (#25,287), “epicentro” (#25,293), “ervilha” (#25,295). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “encosto” fica em #25,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around encosto (IPA /eŋ.ˈkoʃ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,290 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for encosto, with forms such as "ecnosto", "enccosto", and "encosot". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "exposto", "envolto", "endosso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is encosto, spelled E-N-C-O-S-T-O.

Definition

1
parte de um objeto ou lugar em que se encosta
2
parte vertical de um assento sobre o que apoiam os rins ou as costas
3
parte do banco de um veículo onde se apoia a cabeça
4
amante, pessoa com que tem relacionamento extraconjugais
5
proteção, acosto, apoio, amparo
6
espírito que está com alguém para proteger ou prejudicar

Synonyms

apoio achego achego

This word in other languages

rest(English)apoyo(Español)support(Français)Stütze(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ecnosto
enccosto
encosot
encossto
encostto
encotso
encsoto
enncosto
enocsto
necosto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encosto - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "encosto"

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 "encosto"?

"encosto" is spelled E-N-C-O-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /eŋ.ˈkoʃ.tu/.

What does "encosto" mean?

As a noun, "encosto" means: parte de um objeto ou lugar em que se encosta

What words are commonly confused with "encosto"?

"encosto" is commonly confused with "exposto", "envolto", "endosso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "encosto"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encosto" is /eŋ.ˈkoʃ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "encosto" come from?

"encosto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ervilha#25,295 estimar#25,300 cócegas#25,264 capelão#25,222

Similar misspelling depth

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

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