de pé

phrase

The verdict

“de pé” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vigente como acordado, válido

Corpus desk

Index PT-de-pe · de pé · Portuguese

de pé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for de pé
PropertyValue
Headwordde pé
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “de pé” em português

de péfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

de pé is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for de pé, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is de pé, spelled D-E- -P-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    vigente como acordado, válido
  2. 2
    posicionado com o corpo em posição ereta e apoiado nas próprias pernas ou com auxílio de apoio que faça as vezes dessas
  3. 3
    ativo
  4. 4
    erguido

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nosso negócio está de pé?
  2. Não nosso trato não está mais de pé, você não fez o combinado.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "de pé"?
"de pé" is spelled D-E- -P-É.
What does "de pé" mean?
As a phrase, "de pé" means: vigente como acordado, válido
What language does "de pé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list