espia

/iʃ.ˈpi.ɐ/

//iʃ.ˈpi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“espia” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,012
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa que observa escondida

Corpus desk

Index PT-espia · espia · Portuguese

espia · rank #41,012 · 6 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,012
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH esteio

Nearest frequency peer: esteio (+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 “espia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espia” 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).

espia vs está
40% similar
espia vs essa
60% similar
espia vs estima
67% similar

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

Key facts for espia
PropertyValue
Headwordespia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈpi.ɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,012
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “espia”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.espiacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “esteio” (#41,014), “estupidamente” (#41,016), “fervura” (#41,023). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “espia” fica em #41,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around espia (IPA /iʃ.ˈpi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,012 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for espia, with forms such as "epsia", "esipa", and "espai". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "está", "essa", "estima", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is espia, spelled E-S-P-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que observa escondida
  2. 2
    pessoa que espreita
  3. 3
    espião
  4. 4
    pescador que localiza os cardumes e coloca as redes para os pescar
  5. 5
    corda com que se amarram embarcações
  6. 6
    corda com que se puxa alguma coisa

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsia
  • esipa
  • espai
  • esppia
  • esspia
  • sepia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epsia2esipa2espai2esppia1esspia1sepia2
Edit distance from "espia"

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 "espia"?
"espia" is spelled E-S-P-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈpi.ɐ/.
What does "espia" mean?
As a noun, "espia" means: pessoa que observa escondida
What words are commonly confused with "espia"?
"espia" is commonly confused with "está", "essa", "estima". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espia" is /iʃ.ˈpi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espia" come from?
"espia" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cárie#40,971borra#40,920monja#41,132turvo#40,828

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

neck6 variantspont6 variantstchê6 variantsSamoa6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list