esperar

verb

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The verdict

“esperar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #891. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#891
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ter esperança; aguardar com desejo e uma certa confiança de que algo vá se realizar

Corpus desk

Index PT-esperar · esperar · Portuguese

esperar · rank #891 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #891
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH domingo

Nearest frequency peer: domingo (-2 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 “esperar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esperar” 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).

esperar vs espiar
71% similar
esperar vs esperto
71% similar
esperar vs esperma
71% similar

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

Key facts for esperar
PropertyValue
Headwordesperar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#891
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “esperar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).esperarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “domingo” (#889), “fonte” (#894), “código” (#887). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “esperar” fica em #891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around esperar, averb. Corpus frequency is #891 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for esperar, with forms such as "epserar", "eseprar", and "espearr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "espiar", "esperto", "esperma", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is esperar, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ter esperança; aguardar com desejo e uma certa confiança de que algo vá se realizar
  2. 2
    acreditar, desejar, confiar
  3. 3
    ficar inativo ou em estado de repouso até que algo aconteça
  4. 4
    estar disponível ou pronto (se diz de coisas)
  5. 5
    ser negligenciado por um certo tempo
  6. 6
    adiar um assunto, uma decisão
  7. 7
    aguardar algo com grande antecipação
  8. 8
    gestar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how esperar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eu espero poder viajar para a Europa no ano que vem.
  2. Eu espero que o meu plano seja aprovado pela diretoria.

This word in other languages

hope(English)esperar(Español)espérer(Français)hoffen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epserar
  • eseprar
  • espearr
  • esperarr
  • esperrar
  • espperar
  • esprear
  • essperar
  • seperar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esperar - 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.

epserar2eseprar2espearr2esperarr1esperrar1espperar1esprear2essperar1
Edit distance from "esperar"

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 "esperar"?
"esperar" is spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-R.
What does "esperar" mean?
As a verb, "esperar" means: ter esperança; aguardar com desejo e uma certa confiança de que algo vá se realizar
What words are commonly confused with "esperar"?
"esperar" is commonly confused with "espiar", "esperto", "esperma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "esperar" come from?
"esperar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

domingo#889opinião#874receber#921seleção#924

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

chamar9 variantsmortos9 variantstinham9 variantsdormir9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list