esperto

//isˈpɛʁ.tu/ [isˈpɛh.tu], /esˈpɛʁ.tu/ [esˈpɛh.tu]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,905

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

esperto is anPortugueseadj. It means: o mesmo que desperto Pronounced /isˈpɛʁ.tu/ [isˈpɛh.tu], /esˈpɛʁ.tu/ [esˈpɛh.tu]. It ranks #7,905 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with espeto and esporte.

Key facts for esperto
PropertyValue
Headwordesperto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/isˈpɛʁ.tu/ [isˈpɛh.tu], /esˈpɛʁ.tu/ [esˈpɛh.tu]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,905
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of esperto in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for esperto is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /isˈpɛʁ.tu/ [isˈpɛh.tu], /esˈpɛʁ.tu/ [esˈpɛh.tu]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,905 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for esperto, with forms such as "epserto", "eseprto", and "esperot". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "espeto", "esporte", "excerto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is esperto, spelled E-S-P-E-R-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que desperto
  2. 2
    diz-se daquele que tem inteligência, espírito agudo; com facilidade para compreender as coisas
  3. 3
    que age com malícia, astúcia, manha
  4. 4
    com força; com energia
  5. 5
    que está um pouco quente
  6. 6
    que excita, estimula
  7. 7
    sem folga, bem firme (uma corda, cabo, etc.)
  8. 8
    bem aceso (o fogo, o lume)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epserto,eseprto,esperot,esperrto,espertto,espetro,espperto,espreto,essperto,seperto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for esperto

Misspelling Variants of "esperto"

epserto7eseprto7esperot7esperrto8espertto8espetro7espperto8espreto7
Misspelling Variants of "esperto"

Frequency rank: #7,905 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "esperto"?
"esperto" is spelled E-S-P-E-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /isˈpɛʁ.tu/ [isˈpɛh.tu], /esˈpɛʁ.tu/ [esˈpɛh.tu].
What does "esperto" mean?
As an adj, "esperto" means: o mesmo que desperto
What words are commonly confused with "esperto"?
"esperto" is commonly confused with "espeto", "esporte", "excerto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esperto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esperto" is /isˈpɛʁ.tu/ [isˈpɛh.tu], /esˈpɛʁ.tu/ [esˈpɛh.tu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esperto" come from?
"esperto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.