descarga
/dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/
The verdict
“descarga” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #12,034 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,034
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tiro de arma de fogo
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 | descarga |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #12,034 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “descarga” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for descarga is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,034 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 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 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
- 1tiro de arma de fogo
- 2evacuação
- 3desobrigação
- 4reservatório colocado nas latrinas que, depois de se acionar um mecanismo de descarga, sai água para as lavar
- 5ato de acionar o mecanismo que faz a água sair e lavar a latrina
- 6acionador do mecanismo que faz a água sair e lavar a latrina
- 7lavada feita à latrina por tal água saída
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.
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 “descarga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-C-A-R-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨʃ.ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “descarte” - see the side-by-side comparison. descarga vs descarte
- 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.