esquerdo

/iʃ.ˈkeɾ.du/

//iʃ.ˈkeɾ.du// adj

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The verdict

“esquerdo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,985. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,985
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que está do lado oposto ao direito, sinistro, sestro

Corpus desk

Index PT-esquerdo · esquerdo · Portuguese

esquerdo · rank #3,985 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,985
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH evidência

Nearest frequency peer: evidência (+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 “esquerdo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esquerdo” 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).

esquerdo vs esquerda
88% similar

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

Key facts for esquerdo
PropertyValue
Headwordesquerdo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/iʃ.ˈkeɾ.du/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,985
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “esquerdo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).esquerdocai 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 “evidência” (#3,987), “doze” (#3,982), “ficha” (#3,988). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “esquerdo” fica em #3,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around esquerdo (IPA /iʃ.ˈkeɾ.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,985 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for esquerdo, with forms such as "eqsuerdo", "esqeurdo", and "esqquerdo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "esquerda", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is esquerdo, spelled E-S-Q-U-E-R-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que está do lado oposto ao direito, sinistro, sestro
  2. 2
    oblíquo, atravessado, de revestrés, torto, de má vontade
  3. 3
    indivíduo canhoto
  4. 4
    desajeitado, desastrado, canhestro, gauche
  5. 5
    desagradável, constrangedor, incômodo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Ele lançou um olhar esquerdo'"
  2. "Ele esteve numa situação esquerda"

Antonyms

direito

This word in other languages

left(English)izquierdo(Español)gauche(Français)links(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eqsuerdo
  • esqeurdo
  • esqquerdo
  • esquedro
  • esquerddo
  • esquerod
  • esquerrdo
  • esquredo
  • essquerdo
  • esuqerdo
  • sequerdo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eqsuerdo2esqeurdo2esqquerdo1esquedro2esquerddo1esquerod2esquerrdo1esquredo2
Edit distance from "esquerdo"

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 "esquerdo"?
"esquerdo" is spelled E-S-Q-U-E-R-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈkeɾ.du/.
What does "esquerdo" mean?
As an adjective, "esquerdo" means: que está do lado oposto ao direito, sinistro, sestro
What words are commonly confused with "esquerdo"?
"esquerdo" 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 "esquerdo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esquerdo" is /iʃ.ˈkeɾ.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esquerdo" come from?
"esquerdo" 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 "esquerdo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list