desanimar

//dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈmaɾ// verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,538

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

desanimar is aPortugueseverb. It means: desencorajar, desalentar Pronounced /dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈmaɾ/. Often confused with desânimo and desarmar.

Key facts for desanimar
PropertyValue
Headworddesanimar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈmaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,538
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of desanimar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for desanimar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈmaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #35,538 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for desanimar, with forms such as "ddesanimar", "deasnimar", and "desainmar". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "desânimo", "desarmar", "desativar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is desanimar, spelled D-E-S-A-N-I-M-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    desencorajar, desalentar
  2. 2
    tirar o ânimo a
  3. 3
    acabrunhar

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesanimar,deasnimar,desainmar,desaniamr,desanimarr,desanimmar,desanimra,desanmiar,desannimar,desnaimar,dessanimar,dseanimar,edsanimar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desanimar

Misspelling Variants of "desanimar"

ddesanimar10deasnimar9desainmar9desaniamr9desanimarr10desanimmar10desanimra9desanmiar9
Misspelling Variants of "desanimar"

Frequency rank: #35,538 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

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