esquema

/iʃ.ˈke.mɐ/

//iʃ.ˈke.mɐ// noun

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The verdict

“esquema” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,395
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - representação gráfica sintética de ideias, fatos, conceitos, princípios, modelos, processos, etc que visa facilitar a compreensão e a comunicação das relações estruturais, hierárquicas ou de causal...

Corpus desk

Index PT-esquema · esquema · Portuguese

esquema · rank #3,395 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,395
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH espelho

Nearest frequency peer: espelho (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “esquema”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “esquema” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

esquema vs esquerda
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for esquema
PropertyValue
Headwordesquema
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈke.mɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,395
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “esquema”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.esquemacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “espelho” (#3,393), “escolar” (#3,392), “envolvido” (#3,391). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “esquema” fica em #3,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around esquema (IPA /iʃ.ˈke.mɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,395 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for esquema, with forms such as "eqsuema", "esqeuma", and "esqquema". 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, "esquerda", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is esquema, spelled E-S-Q-U-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    representação gráfica sintética de ideias, fatos, conceitos, princípios, modelos, processos, etc que visa facilitar a compreensão e a comunicação das relações estruturais, hierárquicas ou de causalidade entre os diversos elementos que compõem essas informações
  2. 2
    meio de obter algo de maneira ilícita
  3. 3
    plano

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how esquema appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. As prisões haviam sido determinadas pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ), que desde abril investiga denúncias sobre o esquema de venda de sentenças.
  2. O esquema montado pela Polícia Federal e pela Força de Segurança Nacional, com quase 300 homens, para conter confrontos entre arrozeiros e índios foi completamente desmobilizado.

This word in other languages

esquema(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eqsuema
  • esqeuma
  • esqquema
  • esqueam
  • esquemma
  • esqumea
  • essquema
  • esuqema
  • sequema

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esquema - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eqsuema2esqeuma2esqquema1esqueam2esquemma1esqumea2essquema1esuqema2
Edit distance from "esquema"

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 "esquema"?
"esquema" is spelled E-S-Q-U-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈke.mɐ/.
What does "esquema" mean?
As a noun, "esquema" means: representação gráfica sintética de ideias, fatos, conceitos, princípios, modelos, processos, etc que visa facilitar a compreensão e a comunicação das relações estruturais, hierárquicas ou de causal...
What words are commonly confused with "esquema"?
"esquema" is commonly confused with "esquerda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esquema"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esquema" is /iʃ.ˈke.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esquema" come from?
"esquema" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "esquema", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

espelho#3,393escolar#3,392fazemos#3,399diálogo#3,387

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

iniciar9 variantscanções9 variantsanimação9 variantsroteiro9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list