descobrir

/dɨʃ.ku.ˈbɾiɾ/

//dɨʃ.ku.ˈbɾiɾ// verb

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The verdict

“descobrir” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,463. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,463
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - encontrar, achar

Corpus desk

Index PT-descobrir · descobrir · Portuguese

descobrir · rank #1,463 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,463
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dança

Nearest frequency peer: dança (-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 “descobrir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “descobrir” 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).

descobrir vs desdobrar
78% similar
descobrir vs descobridor
82% similar

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

Key facts for descobrir
PropertyValue
Headworddescobrir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʃ.ku.ˈbɾiɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,463
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “descobrir”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).descobrircai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “dança” (#1,462), “explicar” (#1,464), “carros” (#1,461). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “descobrir” fica em #1,463. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around descobrir (IPA /dɨʃ.ku.ˈbɾiɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,463 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for descobrir, with forms such as "ddescobrir", "decsobrir", and "descborir". 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, "desdobrar", "descobridor", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is descobrir, spelled D-E-S-C-O-B-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    encontrar, achar
  2. 2
    localizar
  3. 3
    tirar a cobertura
  4. 4
    reconhecer
  5. 5
    avistar

This word in other languages

discover(English)descubrir(Español)découvrir(Français)entdecken(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddescobrir
  • decsobrir
  • descborir
  • desccobrir
  • descobbrir
  • descobirr
  • descobrirr
  • descobrri
  • descobrrir
  • descorbir
  • desocbrir
  • desscobrir
  • dsecobrir
  • edscobrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddescobrir1decsobrir2descborir2desccobrir1descobbrir1descobirr2descobrirr1descobrri2
Edit distance from "descobrir"

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 "descobrir"?
"descobrir" is spelled D-E-S-C-O-B-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.ku.ˈbɾiɾ/.
What does "descobrir" mean?
As a verb, "descobrir" means: encontrar, achar
What words are commonly confused with "descobrir"?
"descobrir" is commonly confused with "desdobrar", "descobridor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "descobrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descobrir" is /dɨʃ.ku.ˈbɾiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descobrir" come from?
"descobrir" 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 "descobrir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

responder#1,509violência#1,414fronteira#1,570comercial#1,354

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

prefeitura14 variantsreferência14 variantsexistência14 variantscampeonato14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list