espada

[ɪs.ˈpa.dɐ] ; [es.ˈpa.dɐ]

/[ɪs.ˈpa.dɐ] ; [es.ˈpa.dɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“espada” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,230
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - arma branca composta por um punho e uma lâmina pontiaguda e comprida, com um ou dois gumes

Corpus desk

Index PT-espada · espada · Portuguese

espada · rank #4,230 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,230
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH equivalente

Nearest frequency peer: equivalente (-2 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 “espada”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espada” 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).

espada vs espia
67% similar
espada vs estado
67% similar
espada vs espera
67% similar

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

Key facts for espada
PropertyValue
Headwordespada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪs.ˈpa.dɐ] ; [es.ˈpa.dɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,230
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “espada”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “equivalente” (#4,228), “existente” (#4,232), “emocional” (#4,227). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “espada” fica em #4,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around espada (IPA [ɪs.ˈpa.dɐ] ; [es.ˈpa.dɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,230 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for espada, with forms such as "epsada", "esapda", and "espaad". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "espia", "estado", "espera", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is espada, spelled E-S-P-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    arma branca composta por um punho e uma lâmina pontiaguda e comprida, com um ou dois gumes
  2. 2
    poder militar
  3. 3
    peixe-espada
  4. 4
    símbolo imagético que representa o masculino

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Simeão e Levi são irmãos; as suas espadas são instrumentos de violência. (Gênesis 49:5)
  2. Pela força da espada, o exército impôs o seu poder.

Synonyms

gládio

This word in other languages

sword(English)espada(Español)épée(Français)Schwert(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsada
  • esapda
  • espaad
  • espadda
  • espdaa
  • esppada
  • esspada
  • sepada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espada - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epsada2esapda2espaad2espadda1espdaa2esppada1esspada1sepada2
Edit distance from "espada"

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 "espada"?
"espada" is spelled E-S-P-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪs.ˈpa.dɐ] ; [es.ˈpa.dɐ].
What does "espada" mean?
As a noun, "espada" means: arma branca composta por um punho e uma lâmina pontiaguda e comprida, com um ou dois gumes
What words are commonly confused with "espada"?
"espada" is commonly confused with "espia", "estado", "espera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espada" is [ɪs.ˈpa.dɐ] ; [es.ˈpa.dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espada" come from?
"espada" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

grátis#4,237atraso#4,206atrair#4,205vestir#4,277

Similar misspelling depth

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

apagar8 variantsescuta8 variantsGarcia8 variantsacessar8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list