esquecimento
/iʃ.kɛ.si.ˈmẽ.tu/
The verdict
“esquecimento” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #8,470 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,470
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de esquecer ou esquecer-se
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esquecimento |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.kɛ.si.ˈmẽ.tu/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #8,470 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esquecimento” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for esquecimento is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.kɛ.si.ˈmẽ.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,470 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for esquecimento, with forms such as "eqsuecimento", "esqeucimento", and "esqquecimento". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is esquecimento, spelled E-S-Q-U-E-C-I-M-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de esquecer ou esquecer-se
- 2omissão
- 3desprezo
- 4desmemória
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eqsuecimento,esqeucimento,esqquecimento,esquceimento,esqueccimento,esqueciemnto,esquecimennto,esquecimenot,esquecimentto,esquecimetno,esquecimmento,esquecimneto,esquecmiento,esqueicmento,essquecimento,esuqecimento,sequecimento
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esquecimento - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “esquecimento”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-Q-U-E-C-I-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.kɛ.si.ˈmẽ.tu/ (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.