espumoso

/iʃ.pu.ˈmo.zu/

//iʃ.pu.ˈmo.zu// adj

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The verdict

“espumoso” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #82,053 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#82,053
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que forma espuma

Key facts for espumoso
PropertyValue
Headwordespumoso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/iʃ.pu.ˈmo.zu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,053
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “espumoso” 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). espumoso 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 espumoso is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.pu.ˈmo.zu/. Corpus data places it at rank #82,053 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que forma espuma".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for espumoso, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is espumoso, spelled E-S-P-U-M-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que forma espuma

Synonyms

escumosoespumanteespúmeo

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 "espumoso"?
"espumoso" is spelled E-S-P-U-M-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.pu.ˈmo.zu/.
What does "espumoso" mean?
As an adjective, "espumoso" means: que forma espuma
How do you pronounce "espumoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espumoso" is /iʃ.pu.ˈmo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espumoso" come from?
"espumoso" 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 “espumoso”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-P-U-M-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /iʃ.pu.ˈmo.zu/ (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