esgrimir

/iʒ.ɡɾi.ˈmiɾ/

//iʒ.ɡɾi.ˈmiɾ// verb

The verdict

“esgrimir” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - manejar (armas brancas)

Corpus desk

Index PT-esgrimir · esgrimir · Portuguese

esgrimir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for esgrimir
PropertyValue
Headwordesgrimir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/iʒ.ɡɾi.ˈmiɾ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “esgrimir” em português

esgrimirfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esgrimir is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /iʒ.ɡɾi.ˈmiɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for esgrimir in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is esgrimir, spelled E-S-G-R-I-M-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    manejar (armas brancas)
  2. 2
    vibrar
  3. 3
    lutar
  4. 4
    jogar armas
  5. 5
    esforçar-se

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "esgrimir"?
"esgrimir" is spelled E-S-G-R-I-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /iʒ.ɡɾi.ˈmiɾ/.
What does "esgrimir" mean?
As a verb, "esgrimir" means: manejar (armas brancas)
How do you pronounce "esgrimir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esgrimir" is /iʒ.ɡɾi.ˈmiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esgrimir" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list