expectativa

/ɐjʃ.pɛk.tɐ.ˈti.vɐ/

//ɐjʃ.pɛk.tɐ.ˈti.vɐ// noun

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The verdict

“expectativa” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,879. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,879
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - esperança

Corpus desk

Index PT-expectativa · expectativa · Portuguese

expectativa · rank #2,879 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,879
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH extra

Nearest frequency peer: extra (+1 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 “expectativa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “expectativa” 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
Key facts for expectativa
PropertyValue
Headwordexpectativa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐjʃ.pɛk.tɐ.ˈti.vɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,879
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “expectativa”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).expectativacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “extra” (#2,880), “financeira” (#2,883), “gigante” (#2,884). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “expectativa” fica em #2,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around expectativa (IPA /ɐjʃ.pɛk.tɐ.ˈti.vɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,879 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for expectativa, with forms such as "epxectativa", "exepctativa", and "expcetativa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 expectativa, spelled E-X-P-E-C-T-A-T-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    esperança
  2. 2
    probabilidade

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A principal questão é uma enorme expectativa de crescimento econômico da Índia e da China.
  2. O clima foi instável em todas as regiões produtoras da fruta no Estado e por isso a expectativa é de produção baixa, novamente.

This word in other languages

expectation(English)expectativa(Español)expectative(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxectativa
  • exepctativa
  • expcetativa
  • expecattiva
  • expecctativa
  • expectaitva
  • expectatiav
  • expectativva
  • expectattiva
  • expectatvia
  • expecttaiva
  • expecttativa
  • expetcativa
  • exppectativa
  • exxpectativa
  • xepectativa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expectativa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epxectativa2exepctativa2expcetativa2expecattiva2expecctativa1expectaitva2expectatiav2expectativva1
Edit distance from "expectativa"

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 "expectativa"?
"expectativa" is spelled E-X-P-E-C-T-A-T-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.pɛk.tɐ.ˈti.vɐ/.
What does "expectativa" mean?
As a noun, "expectativa" means: esperança
What are common misspellings of "expectativa"?
Common misspellings include "epxectativa", "exepctativa", "expcetativa", "expecattiva", "expecctativa". The correct spelling is "expectativa".
How do you pronounce "expectativa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expectativa" is /ɐjʃ.pɛk.tɐ.ˈti.vɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expectativa" come from?
"expectativa" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list