desastre

/dɨ.ˈzaʃ.tɾɨ/

//dɨ.ˈzaʃ.tɾɨ// noun

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The verdict

“desastre” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,386
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desgraça

Corpus desk

Index PT-desastre · desastre · Portuguese

desastre · rank #4,386 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,386
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH duplo

Nearest frequency peer: duplo (+2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “desastre”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “desastre” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

desastre vs desgaste
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for desastre
PropertyValue
Headworddesastre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.ˈzaʃ.tɾɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,386
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desastre”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.desastrecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “duplo” (#4,388), “científico” (#4,381), “estágio” (#4,391). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desastre” fica em #4,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around desastre (IPA /dɨ.ˈzaʃ.tɾɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,386 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for desastre, with forms such as "ddesastre", "deasstre", and "desasrte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "desgaste", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is desastre, spelled D-E-S-A-S-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    desgraça
  2. 2
    acidente funesto

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how desastre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A Lei Rouanet foi um desastre para o teatro brasileiro.

This word in other languages

disaster(English)desastre(Español)désastre(Français)Desaster(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesastre
  • deasstre
  • desasrte
  • desasstre
  • desaster
  • desastrre
  • desasttre
  • desatsre
  • dessastre
  • dessatre
  • dseastre
  • edsastre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desastre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddesastre1deasstre2desasrte2desasstre1desaster2desastrre1desasttre1desatsre2
Edit distance from "desastre"

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 "desastre"?
"desastre" is spelled D-E-S-A-S-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ˈzaʃ.tɾɨ/.
What does "desastre" mean?
As a noun, "desastre" means: desgraça
What words are commonly confused with "desastre"?
"desastre" is commonly confused with "desgaste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desastre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desastre" is /dɨ.ˈzaʃ.tɾɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desastre" come from?
"desastre" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exibição#4,392Bernardo#4,376garganta#4,398vingança#4,361

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

benefício12 variantsinscrição12 variantspercurso12 variantsprevenção12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list