estressar

verb

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The verdict

“estressar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,918
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - causar estresse; aborrecer, incomodar, irritar

Corpus desk

Index PT-estressar · estressar · Portuguese

estressar · rank #48,918 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,918
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH estardalhaço

Nearest frequency peer: estardalhaço (-3 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 “estressar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “estressar” 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).

estressar vs estresse
78% similar
estressar vs expressar
78% similar
estressar vs estrear
78% similar

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

Key facts for estressar
PropertyValue
Headwordestressar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,918
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “estressar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).estressarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “estardalhaço” (#48,915), “estagiar” (#48,914), “estafeta” (#48,913). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “estressar” fica em #48,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around estressar, averb. Corpus frequency is #48,918 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for estressar, with forms such as "esrtessar", "esstressar", and "esterssar". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "estresse", "expressar", "estrear", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is estressar, spelled E-S-T-R-E-S-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    causar estresse; aborrecer, incomodar, irritar
  2. 2
    causar estresse, sobrecarregar uma estrutura

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Para de me estressar!
  2. O excesso de peso estressou a estrutura da ponte.

This word in other languages

stress(English)estresar(Español)stresser(Français)stressen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esrtessar
  • esstressar
  • esterssar
  • estresar
  • estresasr
  • estressarr
  • estressra
  • estrressar
  • estrsesar
  • esttressar
  • etsressar
  • setressar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estressar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esrtessar2esstressar1esterssar2estresar1estresasr2estressarr1estressra2estrressar1
Edit distance from "estressar"

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 "estressar"?
"estressar" is spelled E-S-T-R-E-S-S-A-R.
What does "estressar" mean?
As a verb, "estressar" means: causar estresse; aborrecer, incomodar, irritar
What words are commonly confused with "estressar"?
"estressar" is commonly confused with "estresse", "expressar", "estrear". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "estressar" come from?
"estressar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arregaçar#48,773aprazível#48,769ostensivo#49,074removível#49,143

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

divergir12 variantsspaghetti12 variantsscratch12 variantsproximal12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list