espelhar

/iʃ.pɨ.ˈʎaɾ/

//iʃ.pɨ.ˈʎaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“espelhar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,695. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,695
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - refletir em um espelho

Corpus desk

Index PT-espelhar · espelhar · Portuguese

espelhar · rank #38,695 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,695
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH espaçoso

Nearest frequency peer: espaçoso (-1 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 “espelhar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espelhar” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

espelhar vs esperar
75% similar
espelhar vs espelho
75% similar
espelhar vs espetar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for espelhar
PropertyValue
Headwordespelhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/iʃ.pɨ.ˈʎaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,695
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “espelhar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).espelharcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “espaçoso” (#38,694), “estalagem” (#38,696), “estábulo” (#38,698). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “espelhar” fica em #38,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around espelhar (IPA /iʃ.pɨ.ˈʎaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,695 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for espelhar, with forms such as "epselhar", "eseplhar", and "espehlar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "esperar", "espelho", "espetar", and more, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is espelhar, spelled E-S-P-E-L-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    refletir em um espelho
  2. 2
    imitar
  3. 3
    fazer uma cópia fiel de um sítio internético em outro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epselhar
  • eseplhar
  • espehlar
  • espelahr
  • espelharr
  • espelhhar
  • espelhra
  • espellhar
  • esplehar
  • esppelhar
  • esspelhar
  • sepelhar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espelhar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epselhar2eseplhar2espehlar2espelahr2espelharr1espelhhar1espelhra2espellhar1
Edit distance from "espelhar"

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 "espelhar"?
"espelhar" is spelled E-S-P-E-L-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.pɨ.ˈʎaɾ/.
What does "espelhar" mean?
As a verb, "espelhar" means: refletir em um espelho
What words are commonly confused with "espelhar"?
"espelhar" is commonly confused with "esperar", "espelho", "espetar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espelhar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espelhar" is /iʃ.pɨ.ˈʎaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espelhar" come from?
"espelhar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

espaçoso#38,694estábulo#38,698everyone#38,700embrulho#38,680

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

declinar12 variantsinclinar12 variantsarbitral12 variantsvisceral12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list