estipêndio

noun

The verdict

“estipêndio” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - todo tipo de pagamento por um serviço prestado

Corpus desk

Index PT-estipendio · estipêndio · Portuguese

estipêndio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for estipêndio
PropertyValue
Headwordestipêndio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “estipêndio” em português

estipêndiofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estipêndio is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "todo tipo de pagamento por um serviço prestado".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for estipêndio, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is estipêndio, spelled E-S-T-I-P-Ê-N-D-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    todo tipo de pagamento por um serviço prestado

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 1882. ASSIS, Machado de. O alienista. In: _____. Papéis avulsos. São Paulo: Editora Martin Claret, 2007. p. 16.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "estipêndio"?
"estipêndio" is spelled E-S-T-I-P-Ê-N-D-I-O.
What does "estipêndio" mean?
As a noun, "estipêndio" means: todo tipo de pagamento por um serviço prestado
What language does "estipêndio" come from?
"estipêndio" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list