exposto
/ɐjʃ.ˈpoʃ.tu/
The verdict
“exposto” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #8,332 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,332
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que está à vista
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exposto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɐjʃ.ˈpoʃ.tu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,332 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “exposto” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for exposto is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐjʃ.ˈpoʃ.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,332 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for exposto, with forms such as "epxosto", "exopsto", and "exposot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "exausto", "encosto", "exposed", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is exposto, spelled E-X-P-O-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1que está à vista
- 2patente
- 3visível, manifesto
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epxosto,exopsto,exposot,expossto,expostto,expotso,expposto,expsoto,exxposto,xeposto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exposto - 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.
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.
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Using “exposto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-P-O-S-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐjʃ.ˈpoʃ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “exausto” - see the side-by-side comparison. exposto vs exausto
- 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.