dedada
/dɨ.ˈda.dɐ/
The verdict
“dedada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,765 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,765
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - impressão que fica deixada em algo pelo toque da superfície de dedo
Corpus desk
Index PT-dedada · dedada · Portuguese
dedada · rank #62,765 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,765
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH decretação
Nearest frequency peer: decretação (-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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “dedada”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- cromossoma
cromossoma
37,247 corpus weight
- customizar
customizar
37,241 corpus weight
- decretação
decretação
37,237 corpus weight
- dedada
dedada
37,236 corpus weight
- delira
delira
37,233 corpus weight
- dernier
dernier
37,227 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “dedada” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dedada |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɨ.ˈda.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,765 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “dedada” em português
Rare enough to double-check
dedada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,765 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɨ.ˈda.dɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dedada, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is dedada, spelled D-E-D-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1impressão que fica deixada em algo pelo toque da superfície de dedo
- 2toque ou pancada aplicada com o dedo
- 3quantidade que se retira de uma só vez com o dedo
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dedada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
ele acabou levando uma dedada no olho
ele tirou uma dedada de chantilly
Synonyms
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.
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