espumante
/iʃ.pu.ˈmɐ̃.tɨ/
The verdict
“espumante” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #36,449 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #36,449
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que forma espuma
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espumante |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /iʃ.pu.ˈmɐ̃.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #36,449 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espumante” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for espumante is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.pu.ˈmɐ̃.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #36,449 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for espumante, with forms such as "epsumante", "espmuante", and "esppumante". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "estudante", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is espumante, spelled E-S-P-U-M-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1que forma espuma
- 2raivoso
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epsumante,espmuante,esppumante,espuamnte,espumanet,espumannte,espumantte,espumatne,espummante,espumnate,esspumante,esupmante,sepumante
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espumante - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “espumante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-U-M-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.pu.ˈmɐ̃.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “estudante” - see the side-by-side comparison. espumante vs estudante
- 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.