esti

/'es.ti/, /'ɛs.ti/

//'es.ti/, /'ɛs.ti// verb

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The verdict

“esti” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,193 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,193
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ser

Key facts for esti
PropertyValue
Headwordesti
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/'es.ti/, /'ɛs.ti/
Letters4
Frequency rank#73,193
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “esti” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). esti lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esti is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,193 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /'es.ti/, /'ɛs.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for esti, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 esti, spelled E-S-T-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    ser
  2. 2
    estar

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 "esti"?
"esti" is spelled E-S-T-I. The IPA pronunciation is /'es.ti/, /'ɛs.ti/.
What does "esti" mean?
As a verb, "esti" means: ser
How do you pronounce "esti"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esti" is /'es.ti/, /'ɛs.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esti" come from?
"esti" 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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Using “esti”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-T-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /'es.ti/, /'ɛs.ti/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list