êxtase

//ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,033

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

êxtase is aPortuguesenoun. It means: estado, causado em geral por alegria, prática religiosa, ou outra emoção forte, em que o indivíduo se sente transportado para fora de si próprio, elevado a realidades que ultrapassam o sensível Pronounced /ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ/. Often confused with exame and estate.

Key facts for êxtase
PropertyValue
Headwordêxtase
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,033
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of êxtase in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for êxtase is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,033 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for êxtase, with forms such as "xêtase", "êtxase", and "êxatse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "exame", "estate", "excuse", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is êxtase, spelled Ê-X-T-A-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado, causado em geral por alegria, prática religiosa, ou outra emoção forte, em que o indivíduo se sente transportado para fora de si próprio, elevado a realidades que ultrapassam o sensível
  2. 2
    encanto, admiração, assombro
  3. 3
    droga moderna sintetizada (feita em laboratório), neurotóxica, cujo efeito na fisiologia humana é a diminuição da reabsorção da serotonina, da dopamina e da noradrenalina no cérebro, onde estas substâncias ficarão em maior contato entre as sinapses, causando euforia, sensação de bem-estar, alterações da percepção sensorial do consumidor e grande perda de líquidos, pertencente à família das anfetaminas

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: xêtase,êtxase,êxatse,êxtaes,êxtasse,êxtsae,êxttase,êxxtase

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for êxtase

Misspelling Variants of "êxtase"

xêtase6êtxase6êxatse6êxtaes6êxtasse7êxtsae6êxttase7êxxtase7
Misspelling Variants of "êxtase"

Frequency rank: #19,033 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "êxtase"?
"êxtase" is spelled Ê-X-T-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ/.
What does "êxtase" mean?
As a noun, "êxtase" means: estado, causado em geral por alegria, prática religiosa, ou outra emoção forte, em que o indivíduo se sente transportado para fora de si próprio, elevado a realidades que ultrapassam o sensível
What words are commonly confused with "êxtase"?
"êxtase" is commonly confused with "exame", "estate", "excuse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "êxtase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "êxtase" is /ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "êxtase" come from?
"êxtase" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.