especulação

/ispekulaˈsɐ̃w/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as especulações

Meaning

  1. speculation

    • Há muita especulação.

      There's a lot of speculation.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

hipótese

Close synonyms for "speculation, hypothesis."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

especulación

especulación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "speculation."

Practice

1 What does especulação mean?

2 Fill the gap: Há muita ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches especulação?

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