dende

/ˈdẽdɨ/

//ˈdẽdɨ// adv

The verdict

“dende” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,594 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,594
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forma obsoleta de desde

Corpus desk

Index PT-dende · dende · Portuguese

dende · rank #97,594 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,594
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH depredar

Nearest frequency peer: depredar (+2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “dende”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “dende” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dende
PropertyValue
Headworddende
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ˈdẽdɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,594
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “dende” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).dendecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “depredar” (#97,596), “desarranjo” (#97,599), “deed” (#97,588). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dende” fica em #97,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dende is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,594 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈdẽdɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "forma obsoleta de desde".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dende, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is dende, spelled D-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    forma obsoleta de desde

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 "dende"?
"dende" is spelled D-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdẽdɨ/.
What does "dende" mean?
As an adverb, "dende" means: forma obsoleta de desde
How do you pronounce "dende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dende" is /ˈdẽdɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dende" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list