desassossego

/dɨ.zɐ.su.ˈse.ɡu/

//dɨ.zɐ.su.ˈse.ɡu// noun

The verdict

“desassossego” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,401 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,401
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade do que não tem calma, tranquilidade, quietude ou sossego; o mesmo que inquietação

Corpus desk

Index PT-desassossego · desassossego · Portuguese

desassossego · rank #67,401 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,401
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desaguar

Nearest frequency peer: desaguar (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “desassossego”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “desassossego” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desassossego
PropertyValue
Headworddesassossego
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.zɐ.su.ˈse.ɡu/
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,401
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “desassossego” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).desassossegocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “desaguar” (#67,400), “curling” (#67,384), “dissimular” (#67,418). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desassossego” fica em #67,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desassossego is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,401 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɨ.zɐ.su.ˈse.ɡu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "qualidade do que não tem calma, tranquilidade, quietude ou sossego; o mesmo que inquietação".

No misspelling variants are generated for desassossego in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is desassossego, spelled D-E-S-A-S-S-O-S-S-E-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade do que não tem calma, tranquilidade, quietude ou sossego; o mesmo que inquietação

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 "desassossego"?
"desassossego" is spelled D-E-S-A-S-S-O-S-S-E-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.zɐ.su.ˈse.ɡu/.
What does "desassossego" mean?
As a noun, "desassossego" means: qualidade do que não tem calma, tranquilidade, quietude ou sossego; o mesmo que inquietação
How do you pronounce "desassossego"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desassossego" is /dɨ.zɐ.su.ˈse.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list