desemprego

/dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɾe.ɡu/

//dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɾe.ɡu// noun

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The verdict

“desemprego” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,407
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação de desempregar

Corpus desk

Index PT-desemprego · desemprego · Portuguese

desemprego · rank #5,407 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,407
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH descanso

Nearest frequency peer: descanso (-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 “desemprego”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desemprego” 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).

desemprego vs desempregado
83% similar

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

Key facts for desemprego
PropertyValue
Headworddesemprego
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɾe.ɡu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,407
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desemprego”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “descanso” (#5,406), “destinado” (#5,408), “depender” (#5,405). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desemprego” fica em #5,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around desemprego (IPA /dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɾe.ɡu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,407 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for desemprego, with forms such as "ddesemprego", "deesmprego", and "desemmprego". 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, "desempregado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 desemprego, spelled D-E-S-E-M-P-R-E-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação de desempregar
  2. 2
    falta de emprego
  3. 3
    situação de quem está em busca de emprego e não encontra

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesemprego
  • deesmprego
  • desemmprego
  • desempergo
  • desempprego
  • desempreggo
  • desempreog
  • desemprgeo
  • desemprrego
  • desemrpego
  • desepmrego
  • desmeprego
  • dessemprego
  • dseemprego
  • edsemprego

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddesemprego1deesmprego2desemmprego1desempergo2desempprego1desempreggo1desempreog2desemprgeo2
Edit distance from "desemprego"

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 "desemprego"?
"desemprego" is spelled D-E-S-E-M-P-R-E-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɾe.ɡu/.
What does "desemprego" mean?
As a noun, "desemprego" means: ação de desempregar
What words are commonly confused with "desemprego"?
"desemprego" is commonly confused with "desempregado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desemprego"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desemprego" is /dɨ.zẽ.ˈpɾe.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desemprego" come from?
"desemprego" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

emocionante15 variantstestemunho15 variantsfortalecer15 variantslentamente15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list