vespeiro

/vɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ɾu/

//vɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ɾu// adj

The verdict

“vespeiro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,659 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,659
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo a ou relacionado com as vespas

Corpus desk

Index PT-vespeiro · vespeiro · Portuguese

vespeiro · rank #89,659 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,659
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vidência

Nearest frequency peer: vidência (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “vespeiro”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “vespeiro” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vespeiro
PropertyValue
Headwordvespeiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/vɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ɾu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,659
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “vespeiro” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.vespeirocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “vidência” (#89,663), “urbanizado” (#89,651), “tiracolo” (#89,629). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vespeiro” fica em #89,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vespeiro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,659 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /vɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativo a ou relacionado com as vespas".

No misspelling variants are generated for vespeiro in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is vespeiro, spelled V-E-S-P-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo a ou relacionado com as vespas

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 "vespeiro"?
"vespeiro" is spelled V-E-S-P-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /vɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ɾu/.
What does "vespeiro" mean?
As an adjective, "vespeiro" means: relativo a ou relacionado com as vespas
How do you pronounce "vespeiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vespeiro" is /vɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vespeiro" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list