esterco
/iʃ.ˈteɾ.ku/
The verdict
“esterco” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #38,264 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,264
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - excrementos de animais misturados com restos vegetais, em decomposição, ou já descompostos, que servem para volver-lhe a fertilidade ao terreno depois das culturas e assim favorecer as novas planta...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esterco |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.ˈteɾ.ku/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #38,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esterco” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for esterco is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.ˈteɾ.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,264 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for esterco, with forms such as "esetrco", "essterco", and "estecro". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "eterno", "externo", "Estêvão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is esterco, spelled E-S-T-E-R-C-O.
Definition
- 1excrementos de animais misturados com restos vegetais, em decomposição, ou já descompostos, que servem para volver-lhe a fertilidade ao terreno depois das culturas e assim favorecer as novas plantações
- 2estrume, qualquer desperdício descomposto que serve como adubo da terra
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esetrco,essterco,estecro,estercco,esteroc,esterrco,estreco,estterco,etserco,seterco
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esterco - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “esterco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-T-E-R-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.ˈteɾ.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “eterno” - see the side-by-side comparison. esterco vs eterno
- 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.