gesto

/ˈʒɛʃ.tu/

//ˈʒɛʃ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“gesto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,186. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,186
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - movimento de uma parte do corpo que expressa um significado

Corpus desk

Index PT-gesto · gesto · Portuguese

gesto · rank #6,186 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,186
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH genética

Nearest frequency peer: genética (-1 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 “gesto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gesto” 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).

gesto vs get
60% similar
gesto vs guto
60% similar
gesto vs gets
60% similar

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

Key facts for gesto
PropertyValue
Headwordgesto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʒɛʃ.tu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,186
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “gesto”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “genética” (#6,185), “galo” (#6,184), “hey” (#6,190). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gesto” fica em #6,186. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gesto (IPA /ˈʒɛʃ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,186 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "movimento de uma parte do corpo que expressa um significado".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gesto, with forms such as "egsto", "gesot", and "gessto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "get", "guto", "gets", and more, 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, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is gesto, spelled G-E-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    movimento de uma parte do corpo que expressa um significado

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gesto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tudo o que ela queria era um gesto de carinho de sua parte.
  2. Ao ser cortado no trânsito, o motorista fez um gesto obsceno.

This word in other languages

gesture(English)ademán(Español)geste(Français)Gebärde(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsto
  • gesot
  • gessto
  • gestto
  • getso
  • ggesto
  • gseto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gesto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egsto2gesot2gessto1gestto1getso2ggesto1gseto2
Edit distance from "gesto"

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 "gesto"?
"gesto" is spelled G-E-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʒɛʃ.tu/.
What does "gesto" mean?
As a noun, "gesto" means: movimento de uma parte do corpo que expressa um significado
What words are commonly confused with "gesto"?
"gesto" is commonly confused with "get", "guto", "gets". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gesto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesto" is /ˈʒɛʃ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesto" come from?
"gesto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Malta#6,211conde#6,156nuvem#6,218saído#6,237

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

solto7 variantssigla7 variantsrever7 variantsatirar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list