ensaio

//ẽ.ˈsaj.u// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,472

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

ensaio is aPortuguesenoun. It means: meio empregado para testar se algo convém ao fim a que se destina Pronounced /ẽ.ˈsaj.u/. It ranks #3,472 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with então and envio.

Key facts for ensaio
PropertyValue
Headwordensaio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ẽ.ˈsaj.u/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,472
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ensaio in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ensaio is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽ.ˈsaj.u/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,472 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for ensaio, with forms such as "enasio", "ennsaio", and "ensaoi". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "então", "envio", "engano", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is ensaio, spelled E-N-S-A-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    meio empregado para testar se algo convém ao fim a que se destina
  2. 2
    primeira prova
  3. 3
    execução preparatória de uma peça musical, teatral ou outra
  4. 4
    obra literária em que se analisam ideias profundamente meditadas

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enasio,ennsaio,ensaoi,ensiao,enssaio,esnaio,nesaio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ensaio

Misspelling Variants of "ensaio"

enasio6ennsaio7ensaoi6ensiao6enssaio7esnaio6nesaio6
Misspelling Variants of "ensaio"

Frequency rank: #3,472 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ensaio"?
"ensaio" is spelled E-N-S-A-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.ˈsaj.u/.
What does "ensaio" mean?
As a noun, "ensaio" means: meio empregado para testar se algo convém ao fim a que se destina
What words are commonly confused with "ensaio"?
"ensaio" is commonly confused with "então", "envio", "engano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ensaio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ensaio" is /ẽ.ˈsaj.u/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ensaio" come from?
"ensaio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.