espoleta
/iʃ.pu.ˈle.tɐ/
The verdict
“espoleta” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,715 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,715
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dispositivo que produz a detonação de cargas explosivas e projéteis; disparador
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espoleta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.pu.ˈle.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #78,715 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espoleta” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
espoleta is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,715 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /iʃ.pu.ˈle.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dispositivo que produz a detonação de cargas explosivas e projéteis; disparador".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for espoleta, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is espoleta, spelled E-S-P-O-L-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1dispositivo que produz a detonação de cargas explosivas e projéteis; disparador
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 “espoleta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-O-L-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.pu.ˈle.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.