desempenho

/dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɐj.ɲu/

//dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɐj.ɲu// noun

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The verdict

“desempenho” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,008
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de desempenhar, forma de execução de cargo, tarefa ou função:

Corpus desk

Index PT-desempenho · desempenho · Portuguese

desempenho · rank #2,008 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,008
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH defender

Nearest frequency peer: defender (-1 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 “desempenho”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “desempenho” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

desempenho vs desempenhar
82% similar

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

Key facts for desempenho
PropertyValue
Headworddesempenho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɐj.ɲu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,008
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desempenho”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.desempenhocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “defender” (#2,007), “dizia” (#2,009), “co” (#2,005). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desempenho” fica em #2,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around desempenho (IPA /dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɐj.ɲu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,008 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for desempenho, with forms such as "ddesempenho", "deesmpenho", and "desemepnho". 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, "desempenhar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is desempenho, spelled D-E-S-E-M-P-E-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de desempenhar, forma de execução de cargo, tarefa ou função:
  2. 2
    ato ou efeito de desempenhar, resgatar de penhor, livrar de dívidas:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how desempenho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aquele cantor teve um desempenho notável!
  2. Tudo fez pelo desempenho da sua palavra de honra.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesempenho
  • deesmpenho
  • desemepnho
  • desemmpenho
  • desempehno
  • desempenhho
  • desempennho
  • desempenoh
  • desempneho
  • desemppenho
  • desepmenho
  • desmepenho
  • dessempenho
  • dseempenho
  • edsempenho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desempenho - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddesempenho1deesmpenho2desemepnho2desemmpenho1desempehno2desempenhho1desempennho1desempenoh2
Edit distance from "desempenho"

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 "desempenho"?
"desempenho" is spelled D-E-S-E-M-P-E-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɐj.ɲu/.
What does "desempenho" mean?
As a noun, "desempenho" means: ato ou efeito de desempenhar, forma de execução de cargo, tarefa ou função:
What words are commonly confused with "desempenho"?
"desempenho" is commonly confused with "desempenhar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desempenho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desempenho" is /dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɐj.ɲu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desempenho" come from?
"desempenho" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

engenharia#2,011emergência#1,973declaração#1,967humanidade#2,098

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

transmissão15 variantssentimento15 variantsprogramação15 variantsjuntamente15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list