derelito
/de.ɾe.ˈli.tu/
The verdict
“derelito” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deixado pelo dono
Corpus desk
Index PT-derelito · derelito · Portuguese
derelito · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | derelito |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /de.ɾe.ˈli.tu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “derelito” em português
Rare enough to double-check
derelito is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /de.ɾe.ˈli.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for derelito in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is derelito, spelled D-E-R-E-L-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1deixado pelo dono
- 2abandonado
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.