desaparecido
The verdict
“desaparecido” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #7,269 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,269
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que desapareceu, que deixou de estar à vista
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desaparecido |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #7,269 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desaparecido” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for desaparecido is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #7,269 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for desaparecido, with forms such as "ddesaparecido", "deasparecido", and "desaaprecido". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is desaparecido, spelled D-E-S-A-P-A-R-E-C-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1que desapareceu, que deixou de estar à vista
- 2que deixou de existir; extinto
- 3diz-se de indivíduo cujo paradeiro se desconhece, ou cuja morte se presume, embora não se tenha descoberto seu cadáver
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesaparecido,deasparecido,desaaprecido,desapaercido,desaparceido,desapareccido,desaparecdio,desapareciddo,desapareciod,desapareicdo,desaparrecido,desapparecido,desapraecido,despaarecido,dessaparecido,dseaparecido,edsaparecido
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desaparecido - 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 “desaparecido”
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-I-D-O - 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.