epêntese
/e.ˈpẽ.te.zi/
The verdict
“epêntese” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - metaplasmo que consiste na adição de um ou mais fonemas no interior de uma palavra (por exemplo, do latim foedus > feo > feio; do espanhol cangrejo > caranguejo)
Corpus desk
Index PT-epentese · epêntese · Portuguese
epêntese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | epêntese |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /e.ˈpẽ.te.zi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “epêntese” em português
Rare enough to double-check
epêntese is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /e.ˈpẽ.te.zi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "metaplasmo que consiste na adição de um ou mais fonemas no interior de uma palavra (por exemplo, do latim foedus > feo > feio; do espanhol cangrejo > caranguejo)".
Zero misspellings are on record for epêntese in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is epêntese, spelled E-P-Ê-N-T-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1metaplasmo que consiste na adição de um ou mais fonemas no interior de uma palavra (por exemplo, do latim foedus > feo > feio; do espanhol cangrejo > caranguejo)
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.