desde
/ˈdeʒ.dɨ/
The verdict
“desde” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #155 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a preposition.
- #155
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - a começar de; a partir de
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desde |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | /ˈdeʒ.dɨ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #155 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desde” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for desde is 5 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdeʒ.dɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #155 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "a começar de; a partir de".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for desde, with forms such as "ddesde", "dedse", and "desdde". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "deve", "disse", "deste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is desde, spelled D-E-S-D-E.
Definition
- 1a começar de; a partir de
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesde,dedse,desdde,desed,dessde,dsede,edsde
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desde - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “desde”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdeʒ.dɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “deve” - see the side-by-side comparison. desde vs deve
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.