espionagem
/iʃ.pju.ˈna.ʒɐ.ɐ̃j̃/
The verdict
“espionagem” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #8,762 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,762
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de espionar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espionagem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.pju.ˈna.ʒɐ.ɐ̃j̃/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #8,762 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espionagem” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for espionagem is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.pju.ˈna.ʒɐ.ɐ̃j̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,762 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for espionagem, with forms such as "epsionagem", "esiponagem", and "espinoagem". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is espionagem, spelled E-S-P-I-O-N-A-G-E-M.
Definition
- 1ato de espionar
- 2conjunto de espiões
- 3encargo de espião
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epsionagem,esiponagem,espinoagem,espioangem,espionaegm,espionagemm,espionaggem,espionagme,espiongaem,espionnagem,espoinagem,esppionagem,esspionagem,sepionagem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espionagem - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “espionagem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-I-O-N-A-G-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.pju.ˈna.ʒɐ.ɐ̃j̃/ (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
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.