epicentro
/e.pɪ.ˈsẽⁿ.tɾʊ/
The verdict
“epicentro” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,293
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ponto na superfície da Terra diretamente acima do foco ou hipocentro de um terramoto/terremoto, normalmente sendo o local afetado com maior intensidade
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | epicentro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /e.pɪ.ˈsẽⁿ.tɾʊ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #25,293 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “epicentro” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around epicentro (IPA /e.pɪ.ˈsẽⁿ.tɾʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,293 among 2,493 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ponto na superfície da Terra diretamente acima do foco ou hipocentro de um terramoto/terremoto, normalmente sendo o local afetado com maior intensidade".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for epicentro, with forms such as "eipcentro", "epcientro", and "epiccentro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is epicentro, spelled E-P-I-C-E-N-T-R-O.
Definition
- 1ponto na superfície da Terra diretamente acima do foco ou hipocentro de um terramoto/terremoto, normalmente sendo o local afetado com maior intensidade
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eipcentro
- epcientro
- epiccentro
- epicenntro
- epicenrto
- epicentor
- epicentrro
- epicenttro
- epicetnro
- epicnetro
- epiecntro
- eppicentro
- peicentro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of epicentro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “epicentro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-P-I-C-E-N-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /e.pɪ.ˈsẽⁿ.tɾʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.