espectador
The verdict
“espectador” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,284 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,284
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aquele que assiste ou testemunha; observador
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espectador |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #13,284 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espectador” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for espectador is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #13,284 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1aquele que assiste ou testemunha; observador
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “espectador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-E-C-T-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.