desanimado

/dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈma.du/

//dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈma.du// adj

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The verdict

“desanimado” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,550. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,550
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desalentado

Corpus desk

Index PT-desanimado · desanimado · Portuguese

desanimado · rank #32,550 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,550
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desapontamento

Nearest frequency peer: desapontamento (+1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “desanimado”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “desanimado” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

desanimado vs desânimo
70% similar
desanimado vs desanimar
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for desanimado
PropertyValue
Headworddesanimado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈma.du/
Letters10
Frequency rank#32,550
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desanimado”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).desanimadocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desapontamento” (#32,551), “descontraído” (#32,552), “descrédito” (#32,553). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desanimado” fica em #32,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around desanimado (IPA /dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈma.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,550 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for desanimado, with forms such as "ddesanimado", "deasnimado", and "desainmado". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "desânimo", "desanimar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is desanimado, spelled D-E-S-A-N-I-M-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    desalentado
  2. 2
    sem ânimo
  3. 3
    triste

Antonyms

animado

This word in other languages

dejected(English)desanimado(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesanimado
  • deasnimado
  • desainmado
  • desaniamdo
  • desanimaddo
  • desanimaod
  • desanimdao
  • desanimmado
  • desanmiado
  • desannimado
  • desnaimado
  • dessanimado
  • dseanimado
  • edsanimado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desanimado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddesanimado1deasnimado2desainmado2desaniamdo2desanimaddo1desanimaod2desanimdao2desanimmado1
Edit distance from "desanimado"

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 "desanimado"?
"desanimado" is spelled D-E-S-A-N-I-M-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈma.du/.
What does "desanimado" mean?
As an adjective, "desanimado" means: desalentado
What words are commonly confused with "desanimado"?
"desanimado" is commonly confused with "desânimo", "desanimar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desanimado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desanimado" is /dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈma.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desanimado" come from?
"desanimado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

descrédito#32,553ejaculação#32,576alquimista#32,450intendente#32,650

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

destituição14 variantsmigratório14 variantspassividade14 variantsrequisitar14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list