descreve

/ʤɪs.ˈkɾɛ.vɪ/

//ʤɪs.ˈkɾɛ.vɪ// verb

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The verdict

“descreve” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,827
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo descrever

Corpus desk

Index PT-descreve · descreve · Portuguese

descreve · rank #3,827 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,827
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH emoção

Nearest frequency peer: emoção (+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 “descreve”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “descreve” 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 descreve
PropertyValue
Headworddescreve
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʤɪs.ˈkɾɛ.vɪ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,827
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “descreve”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “emoção” (#3,828), “criador” (#3,825), “bombas” (#3,821). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “descreve” fica em #3,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around descreve (IPA /ʤɪs.ˈkɾɛ.vɪ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,827 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for descreve, with forms such as "ddescreve", "decsreve", and "desccreve". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is descreve, spelled D-E-S-C-R-E-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo descrever
  2. 2
    segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo descrever

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddescreve
  • decsreve
  • desccreve
  • descerve
  • descreev
  • descrevve
  • descrreve
  • descrvee
  • desrceve
  • desscreve
  • dsecreve
  • edscreve

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddescreve1decsreve2desccreve1descerve2descreev2descrevve1descrreve1descrvee2
Edit distance from "descreve"

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 "descreve"?
"descreve" is spelled D-E-S-C-R-E-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ʤɪs.ˈkɾɛ.vɪ/.
What does "descreve" mean?
As a verb, "descreve" means: terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo descrever
What are common misspellings of "descreve"?
Common misspellings include "ddescreve", "decsreve", "desccreve", "descerve", "descreev". The correct spelling is "descreve".
How do you pronounce "descreve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descreve" is /ʤɪs.ˈkɾɛ.vɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descreve" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

igualdade12 variantsgeografia12 variantsdemasiado12 variantsevidência12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list