expensas

/ɐjʃ.ˈpẽ.sɐʃ/

//ɐjʃ.ˈpẽ.sɐʃ// noun

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The verdict

“expensas” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,998. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,998
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-expensas · expensas · Portuguese

expensas · rank #41,998 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,998
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH extrapolar

Nearest frequency peer: extrapolar (+4 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 “expensas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “expensas” 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).

expensas vs extensão
63% similar
expensas vs expansão
63% similar

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

Key facts for expensas
PropertyValue
Headwordexpensas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐjʃ.ˈpẽ.sɐʃ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,998
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “expensas”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “extrapolar” (#42,002), “favorecimento” (#42,006), “febril” (#42,007). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “expensas” fica em #41,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around expensas (IPA /ɐjʃ.ˈpẽ.sɐʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,998 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 expensas, with forms such as "epxensas", "exepnsas", and "expenass". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "extensão", "expansão", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is expensas, spelled E-X-P-E-N-S-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    despesas
  2. 2
    gastos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxensas
  • exepnsas
  • expenass
  • expennsas
  • expensass
  • expenssa
  • expenssas
  • expesnas
  • expnesas
  • exppensas
  • exxpensas
  • xepensas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expensas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epxensas2exepnsas2expenass2expennsas1expensass1expenssa2expenssas1expesnas2
Edit distance from "expensas"

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 "expensas"?
"expensas" is spelled E-X-P-E-N-S-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.ˈpẽ.sɐʃ/.
What does "expensas" mean?
As a noun, "expensas" means: despesas
What words are commonly confused with "expensas"?
"expensas" is commonly confused with "extensão", "expansão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "expensas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expensas" is /ɐjʃ.ˈpẽ.sɐʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expensas" come from?
"expensas" 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 "expensas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list