espécimen
Portuguese, noun/isˈpɛ.si.mẽj̃/
espécimen is spelled E-S-P-É-C-I-M-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 112,486th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espécimen is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of espécime” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo de uma certa espécie ou mostra de material que ilustra de forma especialmente destaca as…”.
What does espécimen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of espécime
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. indivíduo de uma certa espécie ou mostra de material que ilustra de forma especialmente destaca as características de seu gênero 2. item tomado para análise
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of espécimen
- especímenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espécimen?
- Brazil /isˈpɛ.si.mẽj̃/
- Brazil [isˈpɛ.si.mẽɪ̯̃]
- Brazil /esˈpɛ.si.mẽj̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is espécimen in Portuguese?
espécimen appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).