expected

/ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/

//ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd// adj

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The verdict

“expected” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,055 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,055
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-expected · expected · Portuguese

expected · rank #90,055 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,055
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH fabric

Nearest frequency peer: fabric (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “expected”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “expected” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for expected
PropertyValue
Headwordexpected
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,055
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “expected” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.expectedcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “fabric” (#90,058), “freddo” (#90,082), “esportividade” (#90,027). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “expected” fica em #90,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expected is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,055 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "esperado".

No misspelling variants are generated for expected in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is expected, spelled E-X-P-E-C-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    esperado

Synonyms

anticipated

Antonyms

unexpected

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 "expected"?
"expected" is spelled E-X-P-E-C-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/.
What does "expected" mean?
As an adjective, "expected" means: esperado
How do you pronounce "expected"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expected" is /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

esfregão#90,024embolado#89,995idólatra#90,132cáustico#89,926

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list