dés

/de/

//de// noun

The verdict

“dés” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural de dé

Corpus desk

Index PT-des · dés · Portuguese

dés · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for dés
PropertyValue
Headworddés
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/de/
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “dés” em português

désnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dés is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /de/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural de dé".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dés, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is dés, spelled D-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de dé

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dés appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. C'est à ton tour Marcel, lances les dés.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dés"?
"dés" is spelled D-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is /de/.
What does "dés" mean?
As a noun, "dés" means: plural de dé
How do you pronounce "dés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dés" is /de/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dés" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list