espoliar
/iʃ.pu.ˈljaɾ/
The verdict
“espoliar” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - privar ilegalmente de algo; roubar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espoliar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /iʃ.pu.ˈljaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espoliar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for espoliar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.pu.ˈljaɾ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for espoliar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is espoliar, spelled E-S-P-O-L-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1privar ilegalmente de algo; roubar
- 2desapossar com violência ou fraude; despojar
- 3despojar
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “espoliar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-O-L-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.pu.ˈljaɾ/ (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.