desdobramento

/dɨʒ.du.bɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/

//dɨʒ.du.bɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“desdobramento” has 20 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,602
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de desdobrar / desdobrar-se; desdobre, desdobro

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

desdobramento vs descobrimento
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for desdobramento
PropertyValue
Headworddesdobramento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨʒ.du.bɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters13
Frequency rank#24,602
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desdobramento” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desdobramento lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around desdobramento (IPA /dɨʒ.du.bɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,602 among 2,399 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for desdobramento, with forms such as "ddesdobramento", "dedsobramento", and "desdboramento". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "descobrimento", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is desdobramento, spelled D-E-S-D-O-B-R-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de desdobrar / desdobrar-se; desdobre, desdobro
  2. 2
    divisão de um todo em duas ou mais partes; desmembramento
  3. 3
    corte de troncos de madeira em tábuas, pranchas, etc.
  4. 4
    desfazimento de dobras ou de embrulho; abertura, desembrulho
  5. 5
    produção em dobro; duplicação
  6. 6
    desenvolvimento consecutivo; desenrolamento
  7. 7
    alongamento através do espaço ou do tempo; perpetuação
  8. 8
    no espiritismo, transe no qual o espírito do percipiente desloca-se e vai até outros lugares, distantes ou não, fora da dimensão tempo/espaço, e descreve o que vê e o que faz
  9. 9
    empenho máximo; dedicação
  10. 10
    decomposição

Synonyms

aumentodivisão

Antonyms

dobramentoaumentodivisão

This word in other languages

development(English)desdoblamiento(Español)dédoublement(Français)Erbauung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesdobramento,dedsobramento,desdboramento,desddobramento,desdobarmento,desdobbramento,desdobraemnto,desdobramennto,desdobramenot,desdobramentto,desdobrametno,desdobrammento,desdobramneto,desdobrmaento,desdobrramento,desdorbamento,desodbramento,dessdobramento,dsedobramento,edsdobramento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddesdobramento1dedsobramento2desdboramento2desddobramento1desdobarmento2desdobbramento1desdobraemnto2desdobramennto1
Edit distance from "desdobramento"

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 "desdobramento"?
"desdobramento" is spelled D-E-S-D-O-B-R-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʒ.du.bɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "desdobramento" mean?
As a noun, "desdobramento" means: ato ou efeito de desdobrar / desdobrar-se; desdobre, desdobro
What words are commonly confused with "desdobramento"?
"desdobramento" is commonly confused with "descobrimento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desdobramento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desdobramento" is /dɨʒ.du.bɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desdobramento" come from?
"desdobramento" 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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Using “desdobramento”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-D-O-B-R-A-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨʒ.du.bɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “descobrimento” - see the side-by-side comparison. desdobramento vs descobrimento
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list