esmeril
/eʃ.me.ˈɾiw/
The verdict
“esmeril” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tipo de pedra constituída principalmente por coríndon, utilizada para polir
Corpus desk
Index PT-esmeril · esmeril · Portuguese
esmeril · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esmeril |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /eʃ.me.ˈɾiw/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “esmeril” em português
Rare enough to double-check
esmeril is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /eʃ.me.ˈɾiw/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tipo de pedra constituída principalmente por coríndon, utilizada para polir".
esmeril has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 esmeril, spelled E-S-M-E-R-I-L.
Definition
- 1tipo de pedra constituída principalmente por coríndon, utilizada para polir
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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.