descongelar

/dɨʃ.kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/

//dɨʃ.kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“descongelar” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,866
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - derreter (aquilo que estava congelado)

Corpus desk

Index PT-descongelar · descongelar · Portuguese

descongelar · rank #48,866 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,866
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desatar

Nearest frequency peer: desatar (-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 “descongelar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “descongelar” 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
Key facts for descongelar
PropertyValue
Headworddescongelar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʃ.kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#48,866
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “descongelar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).descongelarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desatar” (#48,865), “desarrumado” (#48,864), “desapontar” (#48,862). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “descongelar” fica em #48,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around descongelar (IPA /dɨʃ.kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,866 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "derreter (aquilo que estava congelado)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for descongelar, with forms such as "ddescongelar", "decsongelar", and "desccongelar". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is descongelar, spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-G-E-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    derreter (aquilo que estava congelado)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Depois disso, o osso é retirado e mergulhado em água destilada, em temperatura ambiente, para descongelar e ser reimplantado no paciente.

This word in other languages

thaw(English)descongelar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddescongelar
  • decsongelar
  • desccongelar
  • descnogelar
  • descognelar
  • desconeglar
  • descongealr
  • descongelarr
  • descongellar
  • descongelra
  • desconggelar
  • desconglear
  • desconngelar
  • desocngelar
  • desscongelar
  • dsecongelar
  • edscongelar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddescongelar1decsongelar2desccongelar1descnogelar2descognelar2desconeglar2descongealr2descongelarr1
Edit distance from "descongelar"

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 "descongelar"?
"descongelar" is spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-G-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "descongelar" mean?
As a verb, "descongelar" means: derreter (aquilo que estava congelado)
What are common misspellings of "descongelar"?
Common misspellings include "ddescongelar", "decsongelar", "desccongelar", "descnogelar", "descognelar". The correct spelling is "descongelar".
How do you pronounce "descongelar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descongelar" is /dɨʃ.kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descongelar" come from?
"descongelar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "descongelar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desarrumado#48,864cancioneiro#48,808antagonismo#48,765papanicolau#49,080

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

estardalhaço17 variantspoltergeist17 variantsfamiliarizar17 variantscontemplada17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list