epistolar
/i.piʃ.tu.ˈlaɾ/
The verdict
“epistolar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,665 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,665
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,279
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo a epístola
Corpus desk
Index PT-epistolar · epistolar · Portuguese
epistolar · rank #97,665 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,665
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,279
- PHOTO-FINISH espetro
Nearest frequency peer: espetro (+14 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 “epistolar”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- displicência
displicência
2,375 corpus weight
- elisão
elisão
2,354 corpus weight
- embater
embater
2,353 corpus weight
- epistolar
epistolar
2,336 corpus weight
- espetro
espetro
2,322 corpus weight
- eximir
eximir
2,305 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “epistolar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | epistolar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /i.piʃ.tu.ˈlaɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,665 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “epistolar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
epistolar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,665 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /i.piʃ.tu.ˈlaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for epistolar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is epistolar, spelled E-P-I-S-T-O-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1relativo a epístola
- 2próprio da epístola ou do gênero literário cuja forma é a carta
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how epistolar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Correspondência prolífica do escritor - inclusive a amorosa - teve destaque como biografia epistolar sobre suas maiores paixões.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).