# desejo

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /dɨ.ˈzaj.ʒu/ · frequency rank #1,189

## Definitions
1. aquilo que se deseja
2. apetite
3. cobiça
4. anseio
5. propósito
6. intuito

## Easily confused with
- **desvio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desejo-vs-desvio)
- **desuso** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desejo-vs-desuso)
- **destro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desejo-vs-destro)
- **desenho** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desejo-vs-desenho)
- **deserto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desejo-vs-deserto)
- **despejo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desejo-vs-despejo)
- **desejar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desejar-vs-desejo)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddesejo`, `deesjo`, `desejjo`, `deseoj`, `desjeo`, `dessejo`, `dseejo`, `edsejo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/desejo