descer

/dɨʃ.ˈseɾ/

//dɨʃ.ˈseɾ// verb

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The verdict

“descer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,630. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,630
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ir ou passar de um lugar mais alto para um lugar mais baixo

Corpus desk

Index PT-descer · descer · Portuguese

descer · rank #4,630 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,630
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desespero

Nearest frequency peer: desespero (+1 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 “descer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “descer” 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).

descer vs desde
67% similar
descer vs deste
67% similar
descer vs desse
67% similar

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

Key facts for descer
PropertyValue
Headworddescer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʃ.ˈseɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,630
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “descer”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.descercai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desespero” (#4,631), “detalhe” (#4,632), “crer” (#4,627). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “descer” fica em #4,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around descer (IPA /dɨʃ.ˈseɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,630 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for descer, with forms such as "ddescer", "decser", and "desccer". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "desde", "deste", "desse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is descer, spelled D-E-S-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ir ou passar de um lugar mais alto para um lugar mais baixo
  2. 2
    passar do mais alto para o mais baixo em qualquer escala ou série
  3. 3
    levar de um lugar mais alto a um mais baixo
  4. 4
    não seguir padrões morais, intelectuais ou sociais
  5. 5
    dirigir-se à linha do horizonte (astro)
  6. 6
    o ato de um orixá baixar num médium
  7. 7
    passar por meio da deglutição ao trato digestivo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O público descia as escadarias do teatro após a apresentação.
  2. Este caminho desce até o lago.

Synonyms

cairdecerdecrescerdescenderretroceder

Antonyms

adolescerascendercrescerelevarsubir

This word in other languages

descend(English)bajar(Español)descendre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddescer
  • decser
  • desccer
  • descerr
  • descre
  • desecr
  • desscer
  • dsecer
  • edscer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of descer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddescer1decser2desccer1descerr1descre2desecr2desscer1dsecer2
Edit distance from "descer"

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 "descer"?
"descer" is spelled D-E-S-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.ˈseɾ/.
What does "descer" mean?
As a verb, "descer" means: ir ou passar de um lugar mais alto para um lugar mais baixo
What words are commonly confused with "descer"?
"descer" is commonly confused with "desde", "deste", "desse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "descer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descer" is /dɨʃ.ˈseɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descer" come from?
"descer" 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 "descer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dragão#4,634eficaz#4,635Brazil#4,615ocupar#4,667

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

record9 variantstentam9 variantsherança9 variantscobrir9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list