espectador

noun

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The verdict

“espectador” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,284. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,284
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquele que assiste ou testemunha; observador

Corpus desk

Index PT-espectador · espectador · Portuguese

espectador · rank #13,284 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,284
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH espião

Nearest frequency peer: espião (+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 “espectador”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espectador” 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
Key facts for espectador
PropertyValue
Headwordespectador
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,284
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “espectador”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).espectadorcai 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 “espião” (#13,286), “engravidar” (#13,279), “esteira” (#13,290). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “espectador” fica em #13,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around espectador, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,284 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aquele que assiste ou testemunha; observador".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for espectador, with forms such as "epsectador", "esepctador", and "espcetador". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is espectador, spelled E-S-P-E-C-T-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aquele que assiste ou testemunha; observador

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Os espectadores aplaudem o artista.

This word in other languages

spectator(English)espectador(Español)spectateur(Français)Zuschauer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsectador
  • esepctador
  • espcetador
  • especatdor
  • especctador
  • espectaddor
  • espectadorr
  • espectadro
  • espectaodr
  • espectdaor
  • especttador
  • espetcador
  • esppectador
  • esspectador
  • sepectador

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espectador - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epsectador2esepctador2espcetador2especatdor2especctador1espectaddor1espectadorr1espectadro2
Edit distance from "espectador"

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 "espectador"?
"espectador" is spelled E-S-P-E-C-T-A-D-O-R.
What does "espectador" mean?
As a noun, "espectador" means: aquele que assiste ou testemunha; observador
What are common misspellings of "espectador"?
Common misspellings include "epsectador", "esepctador", "espcetador", "especatdor", "especctador". The correct spelling is "espectador".
What language does "espectador" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

engravidar#13,279electronic#13,276diplomacia#13,270dinossauro#13,269

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

largamente15 variantspronunciar15 variantsveterinária15 variantsascendente15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list