espírito

/es.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/

//es.ˈpi.ɾi.tu// noun

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The verdict

“espírito” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,191
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alma

Corpus desk

Index PT-espirito · espírito · Portuguese

espírito · rank #1,191 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,191
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH diante

Nearest frequency peer: diante (-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 “espírito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espírito” 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).

espírito vs estrito
75% similar
espírito vs espirro
63% similar
espírito vs escrito
75% similar

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

Key facts for espírito
PropertyValue
Headwordespírito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/es.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,191
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “espírito”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).espíritocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “diante” (#1,190), “estrada” (#1,192), “desejo” (#1,189). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “espírito” fica em #1,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around espírito (IPA /es.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,191 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for espírito, with forms such as "epsírito", "esppírito", and "espríito". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "estrito", "espirro", "escrito", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 espírito, spelled E-S-P-Í-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    alma
  2. 2
    parte imaterial do ser
  3. 3
    fantasma, assombração
  4. 4
    em grego antigo, maneira de se emitir as vogais, podendo ser áspero ou brando
  5. 5
    ânimo
  6. 6
    tendência, disposição
  7. 7
    inteligência aguda, brilhante
  8. 8
    pensamento, memória, mente
  9. 9
    caráter
  10. 10
    sentido

This word in other languages

soul(English)âme(Français)Seele(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsírito
  • esppírito
  • espríito
  • espíirto
  • espíriot
  • espíritto
  • espírrito
  • espírtio
  • esspírito
  • esíprito
  • sepírito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epsírito2esppírito1espríito2espíirto2espíriot2espíritto1espírrito1espírtio2
Edit distance from "espírito"

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 "espírito"?
"espírito" is spelled E-S-P-Í-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /es.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/.
What does "espírito" mean?
As a noun, "espírito" means: alma
What words are commonly confused with "espírito"?
"espírito" is commonly confused with "estrito", "espirro", "escrito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espírito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espírito" is /es.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espírito" come from?
"espírito" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

festival#1,193deputado#1,188imprensa#1,196proteção#1,176

Similar misspelling depth

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

terceiro11 variantsperfeito11 variantstelefone11 variantsmaterial11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list