espetado

adj

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The verdict

“espetado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,718 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,718
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - atravessado com espeto

Key facts for espetado
PropertyValue
Headwordespetado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “espetado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). espetado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

espetado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,718 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for espetado in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is espetado, spelled E-S-P-E-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    atravessado com espeto
  2. 2
    enfiado em espeto
  3. 3
    trespassado
  4. 4
    varado
  5. 5
    direito
  6. 6
    teso
  7. 7
    empertigado
  8. 8
    alçado
  9. 9
    cravado
  10. 10
    enterrado
  11. 11
    que vem próximo à rede, alto e ao ponto mais ao longe da amplitude de movimento de jogador que procede para acertar

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 "espetado"?
"espetado" is spelled E-S-P-E-T-A-D-O.
What does "espetado" mean?
As an adjective, "espetado" means: atravessado com espeto
What language does "espetado" come from?
"espetado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “espetado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-E-T-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list