estupor

/iʃ.tu.ˈpoɾ/

//iʃ.tu.ˈpoɾ// noun

The verdict

“estupor” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #72,470 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#72,470
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estado de torpor, indolência que não nos permite raciocinar em pleno, agindo como se não soubéssemos falar e semblante indiferente

Key facts for estupor
PropertyValue
Headwordestupor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.tu.ˈpoɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,470
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “estupor” 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). estupor lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for estupor is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.tu.ˈpoɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #72,470 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "estado de torpor, indolência que não nos permite raciocinar em pleno, agindo como se não soubéssemos falar e semblante indiferente".

No generated misspelling entries exist for estupor in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is estupor, spelled E-S-T-U-P-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado de torpor, indolência que não nos permite raciocinar em pleno, agindo como se não soubéssemos falar e semblante indiferente

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); 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 "estupor"?
"estupor" is spelled E-S-T-U-P-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.tu.ˈpoɾ/.
What does "estupor" mean?
As a noun, "estupor" means: estado de torpor, indolência que não nos permite raciocinar em pleno, agindo como se não soubéssemos falar e semblante indiferente
How do you pronounce "estupor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estupor" is /iʃ.tu.ˈpoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estupor" come from?
"estupor" 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 “estupor”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-T-U-P-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /iʃ.tu.ˈpoɾ/ (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list