desempenhar
/dɨ.zẽ.pɨ.ˈɲaɾ/
The verdict
“desempenhar” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,989. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,989
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cumprir ou executar cargo, tarefa ou função
Corpus desk
Index PT-desempenhar · desempenhar · Portuguese
desempenhar · rank #9,989 · 17 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #9,989
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH decepção
Nearest frequency peer: decepção (-2 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 “desempenhar”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- convivência
convivência
90,017 corpus weight
- curiosamente
curiosamente
90,016 corpus weight
- decepção
decepção
90,014 corpus weight
- desempenhar
desempenhar
90,012 corpus weight
- dublado
dublado
90,008 corpus weight
- enterro
enterro
90,006 corpus weight
What this shows “desempenhar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
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 | desempenhar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨ.zẽ.pɨ.ˈɲaɾ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #9,989 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “desempenhar”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around desempenhar (IPA /dɨ.zẽ.pɨ.ˈɲaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,989 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for desempenhar, with forms such as "ddesempenhar", "deesmpenhar", and "desemepnhar". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "desempenho", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is desempenhar, spelled D-E-S-E-M-P-E-N-H-A-R.
Definition
- 1cumprir ou executar cargo, tarefa ou função
- 2resgatar de penhor, livrar de dívidas, liberar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how desempenhar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Desempenho este cargo há muito tempo.
Desempenhei o teu anel para usares no baile.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddesempenhar
- deesmpenhar
- desemepnhar
- desemmpenhar
- desempehnar
- desempenahr
- desempenharr
- desempenhhar
- desempenhra
- desempennhar
- desempnehar
- desemppenhar
- desepmenhar
- desmepenhar
- dessempenhar
- dseempenhar
- edsempenhar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desempenhar - 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desempenhar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).