descuidado

/dɨʃ.kuj.ˈda.du/

//dɨʃ.kuj.ˈda.du// adj

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The verdict

“descuidado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,086 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,086
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não tem cuidado

Corpus desk

Index PT-descuidado · descuidado · Portuguese

descuidado · rank #52,086 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,086
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desmarcar

Nearest frequency peer: desmarcar (+5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “descuidado”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “descuidado” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for descuidado
PropertyValue
Headworddescuidado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨʃ.kuj.ˈda.du/
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,086
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “descuidado” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.descuidadocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “desmarcar” (#52,091), “destituir” (#52,095), “discente” (#52,101). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “descuidado” fica em #52,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

descuidado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,086 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɨʃ.kuj.ˈda.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

descuidado has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is descuidado, spelled D-E-S-C-U-I-D-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não tem cuidado
  2. 2
    desleixado
  3. 3
    indolente
  4. 4
    que manifesta descuido ou desleixo
  5. 5
    precipitado
  6. 6
    irrefletido
  7. 7
    tranquilo
  8. 8
    sereno

This word in other languages

descuidado(Español)

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 "descuidado"?
"descuidado" is spelled D-E-S-C-U-I-D-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.kuj.ˈda.du/.
What does "descuidado" mean?
As an adjective, "descuidado" means: que não tem cuidado
How do you pronounce "descuidado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descuidado" is /dɨʃ.kuj.ˈda.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

disenteria#52,102embaraçoso#52,119cinemática#52,028escultural#52,144

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list