descontrolável

adj

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The verdict

“descontrolável” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não se consegue controlar

Corpus desk

Index PT-descontrolavel · descontrolável · Portuguese

descontrolável · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for descontrolável
PropertyValue
Headworddescontrolável
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “descontrolável” fica na frequência do português

descontrolávelfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

descontrolável is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que não se consegue controlar".

No generated misspelling entries exist for descontrolável in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is descontrolável, spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-T-R-O-L-Á-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não se consegue controlar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «O incêndio florestal tornou-se rapidamente descontrolável devido ao vento forte e à vegetação seca.»

This word in other languages

uncontrollable(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "descontrolável"?
"descontrolável" is spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-T-R-O-L-Á-V-E-L.
What does "descontrolável" mean?
As an adjective, "descontrolável" means: que não se consegue controlar
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Data Source

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list