desassossego
/dɨ.zɐ.su.ˈse.ɡu/
The verdict
“desassossego” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,401 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,401
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,399
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade do que não tem calma, tranquilidade, quietude ou sossego; o mesmo que inquietação
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desassossego |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɨ.zɐ.su.ˈse.ɡu/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #67,401 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desassossego” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
desassossego is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,401 among 2,399 “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
- 1qualidade 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.
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Using “desassossego”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-A-S-S-O-S-S-E-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨ.zɐ.su.ˈse.ɡu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.