esfera

noun

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The verdict

“esfera” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,095. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,095
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - figura sólida na qual todos pontos de sua superfície são equidistantes do centro

Corpus desk

Index PT-esfera · esfera · Portuguese

esfera · rank #5,095 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,095
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH estresse

Nearest frequency peer: estresse (+1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “esfera”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

esfera vs espera
83% similar
esfera vs esmero
67% similar
esfera vs esperar
71% similar

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

Key facts for esfera
PropertyValue
Headwordesfera
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,095
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “esfera”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).esferacai aqui:

#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 “estresse” (#5,096), “Eva” (#5,097), “empréstimo” (#5,092). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “esfera” fica em #5,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around esfera, anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,095 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for esfera, with forms such as "efsera", "esefra", and "esfear". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "espera", "esmero", "esperar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is esfera, spelled E-S-F-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    figura sólida na qual todos pontos de sua superfície são equidistantes do centro
  2. 2
    figura sólida formada pela rotação de um círculo num eixo que passa por seu centro
  3. 3
    abrangência

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how esfera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Esfera de influência.

This word in other languages

sphere(English)esfera(Español)sphère(Français)Kugel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efsera
  • esefra
  • esfear
  • esferra
  • esffera
  • esfrea
  • essfera
  • sefera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esfera - 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.

efsera2esefra2esfear2esferra1esffera1esfrea2essfera1sefera2
Edit distance from "esfera"

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 "esfera"?
"esfera" is spelled E-S-F-E-R-A.
What does "esfera" mean?
As a noun, "esfera" means: figura sólida na qual todos pontos de sua superfície são equidistantes do centro
What words are commonly confused with "esfera"?
"esfera" is commonly confused with "espera", "esmero", "esperar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "esfera" come from?
"esfera" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Isabel#5,109Joseph#5,110levada#5,111operar#5,124

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

possuir8 variantsarmado8 variantstípico8 variantsfraude8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list