descansou

/des.kɐ̃ˈsow/, /ʤɪs.kɐ̃ˈso/

//des.kɐ̃ˈsow/, /ʤɪs.kɐ̃ˈso// verb

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The verdict

“descansou” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,261. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,261
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo descansar.

Corpus desk

Index PT-descansou · descansou · Portuguese

descansou · rank #46,261 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,261
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desastrado

Nearest frequency peer: desastrado (-3 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 “descansou”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “descansou” 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).

descansou vs descanso
89% similar
descansou vs descansar
78% similar

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

Key facts for descansou
PropertyValue
Headworddescansou
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/des.kɐ̃ˈsow/, /ʤɪs.kɐ̃ˈso/
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,261
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “descansou”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).descansoucai 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 “desastrado” (#46,258), “depuração” (#46,256), “desorientado” (#46,267). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “descansou” fica em #46,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around descansou (IPA /des.kɐ̃ˈsow/, /ʤɪs.kɐ̃ˈso/), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,261 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo descansar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for descansou, with forms such as "ddescansou", "decsansou", and "desacnsou". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "descanso", "descansar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is descansou, spelled D-E-S-C-A-N-S-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo descansar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddescansou
  • decsansou
  • desacnsou
  • descannsou
  • descanosu
  • descanssou
  • descansuo
  • descasnou
  • desccansou
  • descnasou
  • desscansou
  • dsecansou
  • edscansou

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of descansou - 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.

ddescansou1decsansou2desacnsou2descannsou1descanosu2descanssou1descansuo2descasnou2
Edit distance from "descansou"

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 "descansou"?
"descansou" is spelled D-E-S-C-A-N-S-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is /des.kɐ̃ˈsow/, /ʤɪs.kɐ̃ˈso/.
What does "descansou" mean?
As a verb, "descansou" means: terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo descansar.
What words are commonly confused with "descansou"?
"descansou" is commonly confused with "descanso", "descansar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "descansou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descansou" is /des.kɐ̃ˈsow/, /ʤɪs.kɐ̃ˈso/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descansou" come from?
"descansou" 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 "descansou", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

depuração#46,256concertar#46,230camareira#46,210expiração#46,322

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

beringela13 variantsquádruplo13 variantspesticida13 variantsrestituir13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list