desconfiança

noun

The verdict

“desconfiança” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,247
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ausência de confiança

Key facts for desconfiança
PropertyValue
Headworddesconfiança
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#11,247
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desconfiança” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desconfiança lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around desconfiança, anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,247 among 2,399 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ausência de confiança".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for desconfiança, with forms such as "ddesconfiança", "decsonfiança", and "descconfiança". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is desconfiança, spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-F-I-A-N-Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ausência de confiança

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesconfiança
  • decsonfiança
  • descconfiança
  • descnofiança
  • descofniança
  • desconfainça
  • desconffiança
  • desconfianaç
  • desconfiannça
  • desconfiaçna
  • desconfinaça
  • desconifança
  • desconnfiança
  • desocnfiança
  • dessconfiança
  • dseconfiança
  • edsconfiança

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desconfiança - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddesconfiança1decsonfiança2descconfiança1descnofiança2descofniança2desconfainça2desconffiança1desconfianaç2
Edit distance from "desconfiança"

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 "desconfiança"?
"desconfiança" is spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-F-I-A-N-Ç-A.
What does "desconfiança" mean?
As a noun, "desconfiança" means: ausência de confiança
What are common misspellings of "desconfiança"?
Common misspellings include "ddesconfiança", "decsonfiança", "descconfiança", "descnofiança", "descofniança". The correct spelling is "desconfiança".
What language does "desconfiança" come from?
"desconfiança" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “desconfiança”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-C-O-N-F-I-A-N-Ç-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list