espelunca
/iʃ.pɨ.ˈlũ.kɐ/
The verdict
“espelunca” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cavidade profunda no solo; caverna, cova, furna
Corpus desk
Index PT-espelunca · espelunca · Portuguese
espelunca · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espelunca |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.pɨ.ˈlũ.kɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “espelunca” em português
Rare enough to double-check
espelunca is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /iʃ.pɨ.ˈlũ.kɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for espelunca, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is espelunca, spelled E-S-P-E-L-U-N-C-A.
Definition
- 1cavidade profunda no solo; caverna, cova, furna
- 2cova de animais
- 3esconderijo de bandidos; covil, antro
- 4lugar sem asseio, mal frequentado
- 5local escondido e sujo onde há jogos como cartas e roleta; casa de jogo de baixa categoria
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.