esmo

/ˈeʒ.mu/

//ˈeʒ.mu// noun

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The verdict

“esmo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,333 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,333
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estimativa

Corpus desk

Index PT-esmo · esmo · Portuguese

esmo · rank #60,333 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,333
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH esfolar

Nearest frequency peer: esfolar (-3 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 “esmo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “esmo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for esmo
PropertyValue
Headwordesmo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈeʒ.mu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,333
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “esmo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.esmocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “esfolar” (#60,330), “evolucionista” (#60,341), “entity” (#60,314). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “esmo” fica em #60,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esmo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,333 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈeʒ.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "estimativa".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for esmo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is esmo, spelled E-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    estimativa

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 "esmo"?
"esmo" is spelled E-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈeʒ.mu/.
What does "esmo" mean?
As a noun, "esmo" means: estimativa
How do you pronounce "esmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esmo" is /ˈeʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esmo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fond#60,373guti#60,400bara#60,160valo#60,078

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list