espécime

//iʃ.ˈpɛ.si.mɨ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,471

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

espécime is aPortuguesenoun. It means: representante de uma espécie, de um gênero etc Pronounced /iʃ.ˈpɛ.si.mɨ/. Often confused with espécie.

Key facts for espécime
PropertyValue
Headwordespécime
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈpɛ.si.mɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,471
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of espécime in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for espécime is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.ˈpɛ.si.mɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,471 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for espécime, with forms such as "epsécime", "espcéime", and "esppécime". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "espécie", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is espécime, spelled E-S-P-É-C-I-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    representante de uma espécie, de um gênero etc
  2. 2
    amostra, tipo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epsécime,espcéime,esppécime,espéccime,espéciem,espécimme,espécmie,espéicme,esspécime,esépcime,sepécime

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for espécime

Misspelling Variants of "espécime"

epsécime8espcéime8esppécime9espéccime9espéciem8espécimme9espécmie8espéicme8
Misspelling Variants of "espécime"

Frequency rank: #27,471 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "espécime"?
"espécime" is spelled E-S-P-É-C-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈpɛ.si.mɨ/.
What does "espécime" mean?
As a noun, "espécime" means: representante de uma espécie, de um gênero etc
What words are commonly confused with "espécime"?
"espécime" is commonly confused with "espécie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espécime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espécime" is /iʃ.ˈpɛ.si.mɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espécime" come from?
"espécime" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: 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.