esquerda

/iʃ.ˈkeɾ.dɐ/

//iʃ.ˈkeɾ.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“esquerda” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,028. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,028
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lado oposto ao direito

Corpus desk

Index PT-esquerda · esquerda · Portuguese

esquerda · rank #1,028 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,028
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH contrário

Nearest frequency peer: contrário (-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 “esquerda”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esquerda” 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).

esquerda vs esquerdo
88% similar
esquerda vs esquema
75% similar

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

Key facts for esquerda
PropertyValue
Headwordesquerda
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈkeɾ.dɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,028
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “esquerda”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).esquerdacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “contrário” (#1,026), “incrível” (#1,030), “verão” (#1,024). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “esquerda” fica em #1,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around esquerda (IPA /iʃ.ˈkeɾ.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,028 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for esquerda, with forms such as "eqsuerda", "esqeurda", and "esqquerda". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "esquerdo", "esquema", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is esquerda, spelled E-S-Q-U-E-R-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    lado oposto ao direito
  2. 2
    a mão do lado esquerdo
  3. 3
    o lado esquerdo (de pessoa ou coisa); o lado esquerdo de uma coisa corresponde à mão direita do observador que se coloca de frente para ela
  4. 4
    grupo com ideias de caráter social, popular
  5. 5
    grupo que tem ideias que fazem oposição às dos conservadores, que opõe-se à direita
  6. 6
    grupo com ideias socialistas ou comunistas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ele segurava o copo com a esquerda.

Antonyms

direita

This word in other languages

left(English)izquierda(Español)gauche(Français)Linke(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eqsuerda
  • esqeurda
  • esqquerda
  • esquedra
  • esquerad
  • esquerdda
  • esquerrda
  • esqureda
  • essquerda
  • esuqerda
  • sequerda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eqsuerda2esqeurda2esqquerda1esquedra2esquerad2esquerdda1esquerrda1esqureda2
Edit distance from "esquerda"

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 "esquerda"?
"esquerda" is spelled E-S-Q-U-E-R-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈkeɾ.dɐ/.
What does "esquerda" mean?
As a noun, "esquerda" means: lado oposto ao direito
What words are commonly confused with "esquerda"?
"esquerda" is commonly confused with "esquerdo", "esquema". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esquerda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esquerda" is /iʃ.ˈkeɾ.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esquerda" come from?
"esquerda" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

incrível#1,030natureza#1,032conjunto#1,044Fernando#1,046

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

lembrar11 variantsinterior11 variantsanterior11 variantsmaterial11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list