esporádico

/iʃ.pu.ˈɾa.di.ku/

//iʃ.pu.ˈɾa.di.ku// adj

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The verdict

“esporádico” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #71,740 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#71,740
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - casual; aquilo que acontece de vez em quando

Key facts for esporádico
PropertyValue
Headwordesporádico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/iʃ.pu.ˈɾa.di.ku/
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,740
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “esporádico” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). esporádico lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for esporádico is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.pu.ˈɾa.di.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #71,740 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for esporádico in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is esporádico, spelled E-S-P-O-R-Á-D-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    casual; aquilo que acontece de vez em quando
  2. 2
    algo raro

This word in other languages

sporadic(English)esporádico(Español)sporadique(Français)sporadisch(Deutsch)

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 "esporádico"?
"esporádico" is spelled E-S-P-O-R-Á-D-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.pu.ˈɾa.di.ku/.
What does "esporádico" mean?
As an adjective, "esporádico" means: casual; aquilo que acontece de vez em quando
How do you pronounce "esporádico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esporádico" is /iʃ.pu.ˈɾa.di.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esporádico" come from?
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Using “esporádico”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-O-R-Á-D-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /iʃ.pu.ˈɾa.di.ku/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list