demissão
/dɨ.mi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“demissão” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,517 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,517
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de demitir(-se); encerramento do contrato de trabalho
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demissão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɨ.mi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,517 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demissão” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for demissão is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.mi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,517 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for demissão, with forms such as "ddemissão", "deimssão", and "demissoã". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "decisão", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is demissão, spelled D-E-M-I-S-S-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de demitir(-se); encerramento do contrato de trabalho
- 2destituição
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddemissão,deimssão,demissoã,demisão,demisãso,demmissão,demsisão,dmeissão,edmissão
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demissão - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “demissão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-M-I-S-S-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨ.mi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “decisão” - see the side-by-side comparison. demissão vs decisão
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.