descanso
/dɨʃ.ˈkɐ̃.su/
The verdict
“descanso” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,406 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,406
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - repouso/pausa no trabalho, nos afazeres
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | descanso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɨʃ.ˈkɐ̃.su/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,406 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “descanso” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for descanso is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨʃ.ˈkɐ̃.su/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,406 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 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for descanso, with forms such as "ddescanso", "decsanso", and "desacnso". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "desconto", "descansou", "descansar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is descanso, spelled D-E-S-C-A-N-S-O.
Definition
- 1repouso/pausa no trabalho, nos afazeres
- 2suporte para panelas quentes à mesa
- 3parte de um telefone junto à base que quando o auscultador (ou tcc. fone) é colocado sobre, aciona um mecanismo que desliga a linha ou eventual ligação telefónica sendo realizada
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddescanso,decsanso,desacnso,descannso,descanos,descansso,descasno,desccanso,descnaso,desscanso,dsecanso,edscanso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of descanso - 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.
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 “descanso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-C-A-N-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨʃ.ˈkɐ̃.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “desconto” - see the side-by-side comparison. descanso vs desconto
- 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.