defeito

/dɨ.ˈfɐj.tu/

//dɨ.ˈfɐj.tu// noun

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The verdict

“defeito” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,530. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,530
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falha, imperfeição (tanto física quanto moral)

Corpus desk

Index PT-defeito · defeito · Portuguese

defeito · rank #6,530 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,530
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH cristal

Nearest frequency peer: cristal (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “defeito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “defeito” 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).

defeito vs delito
71% similar
defeito vs direito
71% similar
defeito vs deserto
71% similar

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

Key facts for defeito
PropertyValue
Headworddefeito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.ˈfɐj.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,530
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “defeito”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.defeitocai 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 “cristal” (#6,526), “editar” (#6,534), “corporal” (#6,524). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “defeito” fica em #6,530. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around defeito (IPA /dɨ.ˈfɐj.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,530 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "falha, imperfeição (tanto física quanto moral)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for defeito, with forms such as "ddefeito", "deefito", and "defeiot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "delito", "direito", "deserto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is defeito, spelled D-E-F-E-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    falha, imperfeição (tanto física quanto moral)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O Sindicato dos Eletricitários estima que haja pelo menos um defeito grave nas redes da Eletropaulo a cada dois quilômetros de fios.

Synonyms

desvantagemerroinconvenientepitafe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddefeito
  • deefito
  • defeiot
  • defeitto
  • defetio
  • deffeito
  • defieto
  • dfeeito
  • edfeito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of defeito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddefeito1deefito2defeiot2defeitto1defetio2deffeito1defieto2dfeeito2
Edit distance from "defeito"

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 "defeito"?
"defeito" is spelled D-E-F-E-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ˈfɐj.tu/.
What does "defeito" mean?
As a noun, "defeito" means: falha, imperfeição (tanto física quanto moral)
What words are commonly confused with "defeito"?
"defeito" is commonly confused with "delito", "direito", "deserto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "defeito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "defeito" is /dɨ.ˈfɐj.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "defeito" come from?
"defeito" 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 "defeito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

cristal#6,526cocaína#6,515guarani#6,549humilde#6,550

Similar misspelling depth

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

colher9 variantsrefeição9 variantspalhaço9 variantsnomeado9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list