desaparecer
The verdict
“desaparecer” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,286 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,286
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - deixar de ser visto; sair do campo de visão
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desaparecer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #6,286 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desaparecer” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for desaparecer is 11 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #6,286 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for desaparecer, with forms such as "ddesaparecer", "deasparecer", and "desaaprecer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is desaparecer, spelled D-E-S-A-P-A-R-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1deixar de ser visto; sair do campo de visão
- 2deixar de existir ou de ser conhecido; acabar gradualmente
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesaparecer,deasparecer,desaaprecer,desapaercer,desaparceer,desapareccer,desaparecerr,desaparecre,desapareecr,desaparrecer,desapparecer,desapraecer,despaarecer,dessaparecer,dseaparecer,edsaparecer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desaparecer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “desaparecer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-A-P-A-R-E-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.