deficiente

/dɨ.fɨ.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/

//dɨ.fɨ.ˈsjẽ.tɨ// adj

The verdict

“deficiente” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,611
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em que há deficiência

Corpus desk

Index PT-deficiente · deficiente · Portuguese

deficiente · rank #11,611 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,611
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desfazer

Nearest frequency peer: desfazer (+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 “deficiente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “deficiente” 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
Key facts for deficiente
PropertyValue
Headworddeficiente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨ.fɨ.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,611
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “deficiente”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).deficientecai 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 “desfazer” (#11,612), “desordem” (#11,613), “consumido” (#11,607). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “deficiente” fica em #11,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around deficiente (IPA /dɨ.fɨ.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,611 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for deficiente, with forms such as "ddeficiente", "defciiente", and "defficiente". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is deficiente, spelled D-E-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    em que há deficiência
  2. 2
    imperfeito

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeficiente
  • defciiente
  • defficiente
  • deficciente
  • deficeinte
  • deficienet
  • deficiennte
  • deficientte
  • deficietne
  • deficinete
  • defiicente
  • deifciente
  • dfeiciente
  • edficiente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddeficiente1defciiente2defficiente1deficciente1deficeinte2deficienet2deficiennte1deficientte1
Edit distance from "deficiente"

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 "deficiente"?
"deficiente" is spelled D-E-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.fɨ.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/.
What does "deficiente" mean?
As an adjective, "deficiente" means: em que há deficiência
What are common misspellings of "deficiente"?
Common misspellings include "ddeficiente", "defciiente", "defficiente", "deficciente", "deficeinte". The correct spelling is "deficiente".
How do you pronounce "deficiente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deficiente" is /dɨ.fɨ.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deficiente" come from?
"deficiente" 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 "deficiente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list