esporão

/es.po.'ɾoŋ/

//es.po.'ɾoŋ// noun

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The verdict

“esporão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,301 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,301
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cada uma das unhas que o galo tem nos tarsos, com as quais luta

Key facts for esporão
PropertyValue
Headwordesporão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/es.po.'ɾoŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,301
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “esporão” 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). esporão lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

esporão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,301 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /es.po.'ɾoŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

esporão doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is esporão, spelled E-S-P-O-R-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cada uma das unhas que o galo tem nos tarsos, com as quais luta
  2. 2
    doença, frieira no calcanhar
  3. 3
    nos carapaus, escama córnea que no seu conjunto desenham uma fileira lateral
  4. 4
    apoio lateral, botaréu
  5. 5
    esporão, quebra-mar; a ponta mais saliente do quebra-mar
  6. 6
    muro que entra no curso de um rio, para conter as suas águas ou desviá-las

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 "esporão"?
"esporão" is spelled E-S-P-O-R-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /es.po.'ɾoŋ/.
What does "esporão" mean?
As a noun, "esporão" means: cada uma das unhas que o galo tem nos tarsos, com as quais luta
How do you pronounce "esporão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esporão" is /es.po.'ɾoŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esporão" come from?
"esporão" 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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Using “esporão”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-O-R-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /es.po.'ɾoŋ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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