exoplaneta

/ek.so.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plɐˈne.tɐ/

//ek.so.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plɐˈne.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“exoplaneta” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,313 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,313
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - são todos os corpos celestes que orbitam estrelas, anãs marrons ou remanescentes estelares, com uma massa inferior a treze massas de Júpiter no máximo e cuja massa/tamanho mínimo deve ser o mesmo u...

Key facts for exoplaneta
PropertyValue
Headwordexoplaneta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ek.so.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plɐˈne.tɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,313
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “exoplaneta” 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). exoplaneta lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exoplaneta is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,313 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ek.so.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plɐˈne.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "são todos os corpos celestes que orbitam estrelas, anãs marrons ou remanescentes estelares, com uma massa inferior a treze massas de Júpiter no máximo e cuja massa/tamanho mínimo deve ser o mesmo u...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for exoplaneta, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is exoplaneta, spelled E-X-O-P-L-A-N-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    são todos os corpos celestes que orbitam estrelas, anãs marrons ou remanescentes estelares, com uma massa inferior a treze massas de Júpiter no máximo e cuja massa/tamanho mínimo deve ser o mesmo usado para caracterizar um planeta no sistema solar, inicialmente de existência especulativa até a primeira detecção comprovada em 1992, número que aumentou até dezembro de 2024 a mais de sete mil exoplanetas confirmados

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 "exoplaneta"?
"exoplaneta" is spelled E-X-O-P-L-A-N-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ek.so.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plɐˈne.tɐ/.
What does "exoplaneta" mean?
As a noun, "exoplaneta" means: são todos os corpos celestes que orbitam estrelas, anãs marrons ou remanescentes estelares, com uma massa inferior a treze massas de Júpiter no máximo e cuja massa/tamanho mínimo deve ser o mesmo u...
How do you pronounce "exoplaneta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exoplaneta" is /ek.so.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plɐˈne.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exoplaneta" come from?
"exoplaneta" 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 “exoplaneta”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-O-P-L-A-N-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ek.so.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plaˈne.tɐ/, /e.zo.plɐˈne.tɐ/ (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

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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