espectro
/isˈpɛk.tɾu/, /esˈpɛk.tɾu/, /isˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/, /esˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/
The verdict
“espectro” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #8,049 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,049
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aparição sobrenatural de pessoa morta; vulto fantasmagórico
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espectro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /isˈpɛk.tɾu/, /esˈpɛk.tɾu/, /isˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/, /esˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,049 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espectro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for espectro is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /isˈpɛk.tɾu/, /esˈpɛk.tɾu/, /isˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/, /esˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,049 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for espectro, with forms such as "epsectro", "esepctro", and "espcetro". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "espeto", "esperto", "espectral", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is espectro, spelled E-S-P-E-C-T-R-O.
Definition
- 1aparição sobrenatural de pessoa morta; vulto fantasmagórico
- 2imagem imaterial que domina o pensamento, podendo ser real ou existir apenas na imaginação
- 3algo que tem apenas aparência vã, fátua
- 4aquilo que causa temor, que é ameaçador; a possibilidade que algo ocorra a qualquer momento, provocando uma sensação geral de medo, preocupação, cisma ou algo parecido, por representar grave ameaça
- 5indivíduo esquálido e macilento
- 6conjunto de radiações em várias frequências, intensidade, longitude de onda e outros efeitos, que são resultado da decomposição de fenômeno físico que se transmite por ondas, como por exemplo o arco-íris que deriva da decomposição da luz do Sol
- 7campo de ação terapêutica de um medicamento, especialmente de um antibiótico
- 8conjunto de autovalores de uma matriz
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epsectro,esepctro,espcetro,especctro,especrto,espector,espectrro,especttro,espetcro,esppectro,esspectro,sepectro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espectro - 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.
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 “espectro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-E-C-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /isˈpɛk.tɾu/, /esˈpɛk.tɾu/, /isˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/, /esˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “espeto” - see the side-by-side comparison. espectro vs espeto
- 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.