espelta
Portuguese, noun/isˈpɛw.tɐ/
espelta is spelled E-S-P-E-L-T-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written Portuguese, the 167,801st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espelta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta or Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “trigo da espécie Triticum spelta”.
What does espelta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta or Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. trigo da espécie Triticum spelta
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 espelta
- espeltas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espelta?
- Brazil /isˈpɛw.tɐ/
- Brazil [isˈpɛʊ̯.tɐ]
- Brazil /esˈpɛw.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espelta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espelta in Portuguese?
espelta appears about once in every 34 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).