debaixo

/dɨ.ˈbaj.ʃu/

//dɨ.ˈbaj.ʃu// adv

The verdict

“debaixo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,054. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,054
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - por baixo

Corpus desk

Index PT-debaixo · debaixo · Portuguese

debaixo · rank #4,054 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,054
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH delegacia

Nearest frequency peer: delegacia (+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 “debaixo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “debaixo” 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).

debaixo vs débito
57% similar

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

Key facts for debaixo
PropertyValue
Headworddebaixo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/dɨ.ˈbaj.ʃu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,054
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “debaixo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).debaixocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “delegacia” (#4,055), “contagem” (#4,052), “demora” (#4,056). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “debaixo” fica em #4,054. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around debaixo (IPA /dɨ.ˈbaj.ʃu/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #4,054 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for debaixo, with forms such as "dbeaixo", "ddebaixo", and "deabixo". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "débito", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is debaixo, spelled D-E-B-A-I-X-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    por baixo
  2. 2
    inferiormente

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dbeaixo
  • ddebaixo
  • deabixo
  • debaiox
  • debaixxo
  • debaxio
  • debbaixo
  • debiaxo
  • edbaixo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of debaixo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dbeaixo2ddebaixo1deabixo2debaiox2debaixxo1debaxio2debbaixo1debiaxo2
Edit distance from "debaixo"

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 "debaixo"?
"debaixo" is spelled D-E-B-A-I-X-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ˈbaj.ʃu/.
What does "debaixo" mean?
As an adverb, "debaixo" means: por baixo
What words are commonly confused with "debaixo"?
"debaixo" is commonly confused with "débito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "debaixo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "debaixo" is /dɨ.ˈbaj.ʃu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "debaixo" come from?
"debaixo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list