espeto

/iʃ.ˈpe.tu/

//iʃ.ˈpe.tu// noun

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The verdict

“espeto” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,356
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - haste de ferro ou pau pontiagudo para assar carne ou peixe

Corpus desk

Index PT-espeto · espeto · Portuguese

espeto · rank #31,356 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,356
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH esperteza

Nearest frequency peer: esperteza (-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 “espeto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espeto” 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).

espeto vs esto
67% similar
espeto vs exceto
67% similar
espeto vs espião
67% similar

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

Key facts for espeto
PropertyValue
Headwordespeto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈpe.tu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,356
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “espeto”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).espetocai 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 “esperteza” (#31,355), “England” (#31,351), “eloquente” (#31,347). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “espeto” fica em #31,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around espeto (IPA /iʃ.ˈpe.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,356 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for espeto, with forms such as "epseto", "esepto", and "espeot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "esto", "exceto", "espião", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is espeto, spelled E-S-P-E-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    haste de ferro ou pau pontiagudo para assar carne ou peixe
  2. 2
    pau aguçado
  3. 3
    pessoa muito alta e magra

This word in other languages

skewer(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epseto
  • esepto
  • espeot
  • espetto
  • esppeto
  • espteo
  • esspeto
  • sepeto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epseto2esepto2espeot2espetto1esppeto1espteo2esspeto1sepeto2
Edit distance from "espeto"

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 "espeto"?
"espeto" is spelled E-S-P-E-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈpe.tu/.
What does "espeto" mean?
As a noun, "espeto" means: haste de ferro ou pau pontiagudo para assar carne ou peixe
What words are commonly confused with "espeto"?
"espeto" is commonly confused with "esto", "exceto", "espião". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espeto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espeto" is /iʃ.ˈpe.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espeto" come from?
"espeto" 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 "espeto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ferrão#31,372feudal#31,374frouxo#31,385furtar#31,387

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

devassa8 variantschoose8 variantsbruços8 variantsbovino8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list