espinafre

/iʃ.pi.ˈna.fɾɨ/

//iʃ.pi.ˈna.fɾɨ// noun

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The verdict

“espinafre” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,266. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,266
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nome vulgar de plantas da família das quenopodiáceas utilizadas em culinária; nomes científicos: Spinacia oleracea, Tetragonia tetragonioides

Corpus desk

Index PT-espinafre · espinafre · Portuguese

espinafre · rank #34,266 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,266
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH escriba

Nearest frequency peer: escriba (-3 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 “espinafre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espinafre” 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
Key facts for espinafre
PropertyValue
Headwordespinafre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.pi.ˈna.fɾɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,266
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “espinafre”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “escriba” (#34,263), “escarlate” (#34,261), “expropriação” (#34,274). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “espinafre” fica em #34,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around espinafre (IPA /iʃ.pi.ˈna.fɾɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,266 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nome vulgar de plantas da família das quenopodiáceas utilizadas em culinária; nomes científicos: Spinacia oleracea, Tetragonia tetragonioides".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for espinafre, with forms such as "epsinafre", "esipnafre", and "espianfre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is espinafre, spelled E-S-P-I-N-A-F-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome vulgar de plantas da família das quenopodiáceas utilizadas em culinária; nomes científicos: Spinacia oleracea, Tetragonia tetragonioides

This word in other languages

spinach(English)espinaca(Español)Spinat(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsinafre
  • esipnafre
  • espianfre
  • espinafer
  • espinaffre
  • espinafrre
  • espinarfe
  • espinfare
  • espinnafre
  • espniafre
  • esppinafre
  • esspinafre
  • sepinafre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espinafre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epsinafre2esipnafre2espianfre2espinafer2espinaffre1espinafrre1espinarfe2espinfare2
Edit distance from "espinafre"

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 "espinafre"?
"espinafre" is spelled E-S-P-I-N-A-F-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.pi.ˈna.fɾɨ/.
What does "espinafre" mean?
As a noun, "espinafre" means: nome vulgar de plantas da família das quenopodiáceas utilizadas em culinária; nomes científicos: Spinacia oleracea, Tetragonia tetragonioides
What are common misspellings of "espinafre"?
Common misspellings include "epsinafre", "esipnafre", "espianfre", "espinafer", "espinaffre". The correct spelling is "espinafre".
How do you pronounce "espinafre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espinafre" is /iʃ.pi.ˈna.fɾɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espinafre" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escarlate#34,261divisória#34,245hotelaria#34,314arruinado#34,147

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

supernova13 variantssuprimido13 variantstrigésimo13 variantsricamente13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list