demitir
/dɨ.mi.ˈtiɾ/
The verdict
“demitir” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,264 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #13,264
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - destituir de cargo ou emprego
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 | demitir |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨ.mi.ˈtiɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demitir” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for demitir is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.mi.ˈtiɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,264 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for demitir, with forms such as "ddemitir", "deimtir", and "demiitr". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "desistir", "deitar", "decidir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is demitir, spelled D-E-M-I-T-I-R.
Definition
- 1destituir de cargo ou emprego
- 2exonerar
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddemitir,deimtir,demiitr,demitirr,demitri,demittir,demmitir,demtiir,dmeitir,edmitir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demitir - 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 “demitir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-M-I-T-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨ.mi.ˈtiɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “desistir” - see the side-by-side comparison. demitir vs desistir
- 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.