descarga

/dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/

//dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ// noun

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The verdict

“descarga” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,034. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,034
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tiro de arma de fogo

Corpus desk

Index PT-descarga · descarga · Portuguese

descarga · rank #12,034 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,034
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH designação

Nearest frequency peer: designação (+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 “descarga”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “descarga” 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).

descarga vs descarte
75% similar
descarga vs descartar
78% similar

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

Key facts for descarga
PropertyValue
Headworddescarga
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,034
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “descarga”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).descargacai 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 “designação” (#12,037), “cunhada” (#12,030), “die” (#12,038). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “descarga” fica em #12,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around descarga (IPA /dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,034 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for descarga, with forms such as "ddescarga", "decsarga", and "desacrga". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "descarte", "descartar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 descarga, spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tiro de arma de fogo
  2. 2
    evacuação
  3. 3
    desobrigação
  4. 4
    reservatório colocado nas latrinas que, depois de se acionar um mecanismo de descarga, sai água para as lavar
  5. 5
    ato de acionar o mecanismo que faz a água sair e lavar a latrina
  6. 6
    acionador do mecanismo que faz a água sair e lavar a latrina
  7. 7
    lavada feita à latrina por tal água saída

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ela tem um toque, mesmo se não usar o banheiro dá uma descarga.
  2. Aperta a descarga.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddescarga
  • decsarga
  • desacrga
  • descagra
  • descarag
  • descargga
  • descarrga
  • desccarga
  • descraga
  • desscarga
  • dsecarga
  • edscarga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddescarga1decsarga2desacrga2descagra2descarag2descargga1descarrga1desccarga1
Edit distance from "descarga"

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 "descarga"?
"descarga" is spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/.
What does "descarga" mean?
As a noun, "descarga" means: tiro de arma de fogo
What words are commonly confused with "descarga"?
"descarga" is commonly confused with "descarte", "descartar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "descarga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descarga" is /dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descarga" come from?
"descarga" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

embarcar#12,049handebol#12,075lamentar#12,093obsessão#12,116

Similar misspelling depth

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

ambicioso12 variantsdespedir12 variantsdeslocar12 variantsdiscreto12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list