espírita

/iʃ.ˈpi.ɾi.tɐ/

//iʃ.ˈpi.ɾi.tɐ// adj

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The verdict

“espírita” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,504. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,504
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - partidário ou adepto do espiritismo

Corpus desk

Index PT-espirita · espírita · Portuguese

espírita · rank #13,504 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,504
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH empreendedori…

Nearest frequency peer: empreendedorismo (-5 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 “espírita”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espírita” 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).

espírita vs espírito
88% similar
espírita vs espiritual
70% similar
espírita vs escrita
75% similar

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

Key facts for espírita
PropertyValue
Headwordespírita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/iʃ.ˈpi.ɾi.tɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,504
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “espírita”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.espíritacai 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 “empreendedorismo” (#13,499), “embalagem” (#13,498), “forest” (#13,517). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “espírita” fica em #13,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around espírita (IPA /iʃ.ˈpi.ɾi.tɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,504 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for espírita, with forms such as "epsírita", "esppírita", and "espríita". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "espírito", "espiritual", "escrita", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is espírita, spelled E-S-P-Í-R-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    partidário ou adepto do espiritismo
  2. 2
    relativo ou pertencente aos espíritos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how espírita appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. mundo espírita

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsírita
  • esppírita
  • espríita
  • espíirta
  • espíriat
  • espíritta
  • espírrita
  • espírtia
  • esspírita
  • esíprita
  • sepírita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epsírita2esppírita1espríita2espíirta2espíriat2espíritta1espírrita1espírtia2
Edit distance from "espírita"

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 "espírita"?
"espírita" is spelled E-S-P-Í-R-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈpi.ɾi.tɐ/.
What does "espírita" mean?
As an adjective, "espírita" means: partidário ou adepto do espiritismo
What words are commonly confused with "espírita"?
"espírita" is commonly confused with "espírito", "espiritual", "escrita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espírita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espírita" is /iʃ.ˈpi.ɾi.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espírita" come from?
"espírita" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dinâmico#13,488Hércules#13,533comitiva#13,471arrastar#13,442

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

limitação11 variantsotimismo11 variantsreparação11 variantsrejeitar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list