esponsais
/iʃ.põ.ˈsajʃ/
The verdict
“esponsais” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - contrato de casamento; noivado, esponsal
Corpus desk
Index PT-esponsais · esponsais · Portuguese
esponsais · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esponsais |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.põ.ˈsajʃ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “esponsais” em português
Rare enough to double-check
esponsais is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /iʃ.põ.ˈsajʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
esponsais doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is esponsais, spelled E-S-P-O-N-S-A-I-S.
Definition
- 1contrato de casamento; noivado, esponsal
- 2solenidade em que se firma esse contrato
- 3cerimônia que precede o casamento
- 4promessa recíproca de casamento, formalizada por escritura pública firmada pelos noivos ou por seus pais, em que se inscreviam pactos ou convenções a serem cumpridos em consequência do matrimônio
Synonyms
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.