desenho
/de.ˈze.ɲu/
The verdict
“desenho” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,879 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,879
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - conjunto de linhas e pontos sobre um plano que formam uma imagem ou ilustração
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 | desenho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /de.ˈze.ɲu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,879 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desenho” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for desenho is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /de.ˈze.ɲu/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,879 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for desenho, with forms such as "ddesenho", "deesnho", and "desehno". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "deserto", "detento", "desfecho", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 desenho, spelled D-E-S-E-N-H-O.
Definition
- 1conjunto de linhas e pontos sobre um plano que formam uma imagem ou ilustração
- 2o ato de desenhar
- 3uma imagem produzida por um desenhista
- 4a forma de um produto de design
- 5forma reduzida de desenho animado
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesenho,deesnho,desehno,desenhho,desennho,desenoh,desneho,dessenho,dseenho,edsenho
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desenho - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “desenho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-E-N-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /de.ˈze.ɲu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “deserto” - see the side-by-side comparison. desenho vs deserto
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.