espetar

/iʃ.pɨ.ˈtaɾ/

//iʃ.pɨ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“espetar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #45,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,837
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de cutucar com a ponta de algo

Corpus desk

Index PT-espetar · espetar · Portuguese

espetar · rank #45,837 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,837
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH espátula

Nearest frequency peer: espátula (+1 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 “espetar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espetar” 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).

espetar vs estar
71% similar
espetar vs espeto
71% similar
espetar vs espiar
71% similar

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

Key facts for espetar
PropertyValue
Headwordespetar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/iʃ.pɨ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,837
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “espetar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).espetarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “espátula” (#45,838), “eventualidade” (#45,842), “enjoar” (#45,830). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “espetar” fica em #45,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around espetar (IPA /iʃ.pɨ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,837 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for espetar, with forms such as "epsetar", "eseptar", and "espeatr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "estar", "espeto", "espiar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is espetar, spelled E-S-P-E-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de cutucar com a ponta de algo
  2. 2
    inserir espeto
  3. 3
    conectar, inserir, encaixar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Espeta o pen numa porta aí qualquer.

This word in other languages

stecken(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsetar
  • eseptar
  • espeatr
  • espetarr
  • espetra
  • espettar
  • esppetar
  • esptear
  • esspetar
  • sepetar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espetar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epsetar2eseptar2espeatr2espetarr1espetra2espettar1esppetar1esptear2
Edit distance from "espetar"

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 "espetar"?
"espetar" is spelled E-S-P-E-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.pɨ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "espetar" mean?
As a verb, "espetar" means: ato de cutucar com a ponta de algo
What words are commonly confused with "espetar"?
"espetar" is commonly confused with "estar", "espeto", "espiar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espetar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espetar" is /iʃ.pɨ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espetar" come from?
"espetar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

guisado#45,870homilia#45,876chávena#45,750Orestes#45,970

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

aqueduto10 variantsperecer10 variantspescada10 variantsantever10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list