êxtase
/ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ/
The verdict
“êxtase” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #19,033 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,033
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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
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 | êxtase |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,033 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “êxtase” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for êxtase is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for êxtase, with forms such as "xêtase", "êtxase", and "êxatse". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "exame", "estate", "excuse", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is êxtase, spelled Ê-X-T-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1estado, 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
- 2encanto, admiração, assombro
- 3droga 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
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: xêtase,êtxase,êxatse,êxtaes,êxtasse,êxtsae,êxttase,êxxtase
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of êxtase - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “êxtase”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is Ê-X-T-A-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “exame” - see the side-by-side comparison. êxtase vs exame
- 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.