demasiado

/dɨ.mɐ.ˈzja.du/

//dɨ.mɐ.ˈzja.du// adj

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The verdict

“demasiado” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,975
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que passa dos justos limites

Corpus desk

Index PT-demasiado · demasiado · Portuguese

demasiado · rank #3,975 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,975
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH deserto

Nearest frequency peer: deserto (+3 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 “demasiado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “demasiado” 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).

demasiado vs devastado
78% similar
demasiado vs desmaiado
78% similar
demasiado vs demasia
78% similar

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

Key facts for demasiado
PropertyValue
Headworddemasiado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨ.mɐ.ˈzja.du/
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,975
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “demasiado”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).demasiadocai 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 “deserto” (#3,978), “corações” (#3,970), “DJ” (#3,980). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “demasiado” fica em #3,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around demasiado (IPA /dɨ.mɐ.ˈzja.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,975 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for demasiado, with forms such as "ddemasiado", "deamsiado", and "demaisado". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "devastado", "desmaiado", "demasia", 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is demasiado, spelled D-E-M-A-S-I-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que passa dos justos limites
  2. 2
    excessivo; supérfluo
  3. 3
    desregrado; abusivo

This word in other languages

too much(English)demasiado(Español)trop(Français)zu viel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemasiado
  • deamsiado
  • demaisado
  • demasaido
  • demasiaddo
  • demasiaod
  • demasidao
  • demassiado
  • demmasiado
  • demsaiado
  • dmeasiado
  • edmasiado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demasiado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddemasiado1deamsiado2demaisado2demasaido2demasiaddo1demasiaod2demasidao2demassiado1
Edit distance from "demasiado"

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 "demasiado"?
"demasiado" is spelled D-E-M-A-S-I-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.mɐ.ˈzja.du/.
What does "demasiado" mean?
As an adjective, "demasiado" means: que passa dos justos limites
What words are commonly confused with "demasiado"?
"demasiado" is commonly confused with "devastado", "desmaiado", "demasia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "demasiado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demasiado" is /dɨ.mɐ.ˈzja.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demasiado" come from?
"demasiado" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

evidência#3,987narrativa#4,007intervalo#3,912autonomia#4,041

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

profundo12 variantsigualdade12 variantscontagem12 variantsdelegacia12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list