espiga

/iʃ.ˈpi.ɡɐ/

//iʃ.ˈpi.ɡɐ// noun

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The verdict

“espiga” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,447. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,447
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte das gramíneas que contém os grãos

Corpus desk

Index PT-espiga · espiga · Portuguese

espiga · rank #36,447 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,447
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH erudição

Nearest frequency peer: erudição (-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 “espiga”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espiga” 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).

espiga vs estima
67% similar
espiga vs espinha
71% similar
espiga vs estigma
71% similar

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

Key facts for espiga
PropertyValue
Headwordespiga
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈpi.ɡɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,447
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “espiga”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.espigacai 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 “erudição” (#36,446), “espumante” (#36,449), “endosso” (#36,440). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “espiga” fica em #36,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around espiga (IPA /iʃ.ˈpi.ɡɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,447 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 espiga, with forms such as "epsiga", "esipga", and "espgia". 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, "estima", "espinha", "estigma", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is espiga, spelled E-S-P-I-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte das gramíneas que contém os grãos
  2. 2
    parte pontiaguda de uma peça que encaixa e ajusta no buraco de outra
  3. 3
    no carro de bois, base do estadulho que entra no buraco da cheda

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsiga
  • esipga
  • espgia
  • espiag
  • espigga
  • esppiga
  • esspiga
  • sepiga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epsiga2esipga2espgia2espiag2espigga1esppiga1esspiga1sepiga2
Edit distance from "espiga"

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 "espiga"?
"espiga" is spelled E-S-P-I-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈpi.ɡɐ/.
What does "espiga" mean?
As a noun, "espiga" means: parte das gramíneas que contém os grãos
What words are commonly confused with "espiga"?
"espiga" is commonly confused with "estima", "espinha", "estigma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espiga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espiga" is /iʃ.ˈpi.ɡɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espiga" come from?
"espiga" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Garage#36,468difuso#36,419breath#36,350argola#36,327

Similar misspelling depth

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

endosso8 variantsknown8 variantsbraille8 variantsafinco8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list