desatar

/dɨ.zɐ.ˈtaɾ/

//dɨ.zɐ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“desatar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,865
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-desatar · desatar · Portuguese

desatar · rank #48,865 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,865
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desarrumado

Nearest frequency peer: desarrumado (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “desatar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desatar” 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).

desatar vs desta
71% similar
desatar vs desejar
71% similar
desatar vs devagar
71% similar

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

Key facts for desatar
PropertyValue
Headworddesatar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.zɐ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,865
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desatar”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desarrumado” (#48,864), “descongelar” (#48,866), “desapontar” (#48,862). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desatar” fica em #48,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around desatar (IPA /dɨ.zɐ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,865 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for desatar, with forms such as "ddesatar", "deastar", and "desaatr". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "desta", "desejar", "devagar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is desatar, spelled D-E-S-A-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    desprender
  2. 2
    deslaçar
  3. 3
    libertar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesatar
  • deastar
  • desaatr
  • desatarr
  • desatra
  • desattar
  • dessatar
  • destaar
  • dseatar
  • edsatar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desatar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddesatar1deastar2desaatr2desatarr1desatra2desattar1dessatar1destaar2
Edit distance from "desatar"

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 "desatar"?
"desatar" is spelled D-E-S-A-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.zɐ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "desatar" mean?
As a verb, "desatar" means: desprender
What words are commonly confused with "desatar"?
"desatar" is commonly confused with "desta", "desejar", "devagar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desatar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desatar" is /dɨ.zɐ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desatar" come from?
"desatar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cíclico#48,852manhoso#49,022mirtilo#49,044nivelar#49,057

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

arregaçar10 variantsquintos10 variantsrelento10 variantspedinte10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list