espaço-tempo
/ʃpastɛ̃pʊ̣/
The verdict
“espaço-tempo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (teoria da relatividade) contínuo tetradimensional constituído pelas três dimensões espaciais mais a dimensão temporal
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espaço-tempo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʃpastɛ̃pʊ̣/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espaço-tempo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
espaço-tempo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃpastɛ̃pʊ̣/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for espaço-tempo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is espaço-tempo, spelled E-S-P-A-Ç-O---T-E-M-P-O.
Definition
- 1(teoria da relatividade) contínuo tetradimensional constituído pelas três dimensões espaciais mais a dimensão temporal
- 2qualquer contínuo n-dimensional constituído por n-1 dimensões espaciais e uma dimensão temporal
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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.
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Using “espaço-tempo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-A-Ç-O---T-E-M-P-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʃpastɛ̃pʊ̣/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.