espinhoso

/iʃ.pi.ˈɲo.zu/

//iʃ.pi.ˈɲo.zu// adj

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The verdict

“espinhoso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,933 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,933
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tem espinhos

Key facts for espinhoso
PropertyValue
Headwordespinhoso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/iʃ.pi.ˈɲo.zu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,933
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “espinhoso” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). espinhoso lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

espinhoso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,933 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /iʃ.pi.ˈɲo.zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for espinhoso, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented 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 espinhoso, spelled E-S-P-I-N-H-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem espinhos
  2. 2
    semelhante a espinho
  3. 3
    difícil, tormentoso

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 "espinhoso"?
"espinhoso" is spelled E-S-P-I-N-H-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.pi.ˈɲo.zu/.
What does "espinhoso" mean?
As an adjective, "espinhoso" means: que tem espinhos
How do you pronounce "espinhoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espinhoso" is /iʃ.pi.ˈɲo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espinhoso" come from?
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Using “espinhoso”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-I-N-H-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /iʃ.pi.ˈɲo.zu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list