descartar

//deʃ.kaχ.ˈtaχ// verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,729

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

descartar is aPortugueseverb. It means: rejeitar uma carta num jogo Pronounced /deʃ.kaχ.ˈtaχ/. Often confused with descarte and despertar.

Key facts for descartar
PropertyValue
Headworddescartar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/deʃ.kaχ.ˈtaχ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,729
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of descartar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for descartar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /deʃ.kaχ.ˈtaχ/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,729 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for descartar, with forms such as "ddescartar", "decsartar", and "desacrtar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "descarte", "despertar", "descontar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is descartar, spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    rejeitar uma carta num jogo
  2. 2
    livrar, rejeitar, abandonar
  3. 3
    ignorar, não levar em consideração

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddescartar,decsartar,desacrtar,descaratr,descarrtar,descartarr,descartra,descarttar,descatrar,desccartar,descratar,desscartar,dsecartar,edscartar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for descartar

Misspelling Variants of "descartar"

ddescartar10decsartar9desacrtar9descaratr9descarrtar10descartarr10descartra9descarttar10
Misspelling Variants of "descartar"

Frequency rank: #16,729 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "descartar"?
"descartar" is spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /deʃ.kaχ.ˈtaχ/.
What does "descartar" mean?
As a verb, "descartar" means: rejeitar uma carta num jogo
What words are commonly confused with "descartar"?
"descartar" is commonly confused with "descarte", "despertar", "descontar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "descartar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descartar" is /deʃ.kaχ.ˈtaχ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descartar" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.