desenterrar

/dɨ.zẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ/

//dɨ.zẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“desenterrar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,099. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,099
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer sair de debaixo da terra

Corpus desk

Index PT-desenterrar · desenterrar · Portuguese

desenterrar · rank #35,099 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,099
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desejadas

Nearest frequency peer: desejadas (-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 “desenterrar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desenterrar” 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
Key facts for desenterrar
PropertyValue
Headworddesenterrar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.zẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#35,099
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desenterrar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).desenterrarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desejadas” (#35,098), “desconhecer” (#35,096), “descansado” (#35,095). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desenterrar” fica em #35,099. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around desenterrar (IPA /dɨ.zẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,099 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for desenterrar, with forms such as "ddesenterrar", "deesnterrar", and "desenetrrar". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is desenterrar, spelled D-E-S-E-N-T-E-R-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer sair de debaixo da terra
  2. 2
    tirar da sepultura; exumar
  3. 3
    descobrir, patentear
  4. 4
    trazer à luz o que estava esquecido

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. desenterrar um cadáver

This word in other languages

exhume(English)déterrer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesenterrar
  • deesnterrar
  • desenetrrar
  • desennterrar
  • desenterar
  • desenterarr
  • desenterrarr
  • desenterrra
  • desentrerar
  • desentterrar
  • desetnerrar
  • desneterrar
  • dessenterrar
  • dseenterrar
  • edsenterrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddesenterrar1deesnterrar2desenetrrar2desennterrar1desenterar1desenterarr2desenterrarr1desenterrra2
Edit distance from "desenterrar"

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 "desenterrar"?
"desenterrar" is spelled D-E-S-E-N-T-E-R-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.zẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ/.
What does "desenterrar" mean?
As a verb, "desenterrar" means: fazer sair de debaixo da terra
What are common misspellings of "desenterrar"?
Common misspellings include "ddesenterrar", "deesnterrar", "desenetrrar", "desennterrar", "desenterar". The correct spelling is "desenterrar".
How do you pronounce "desenterrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desenterrar" is /dɨ.zẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desenterrar" come from?
"desenterrar" 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 "desenterrar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desconhecer#35,096Pentecostes#35,279revigorante#35,328paramilitar#34,842

Similar misspelling depth

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

descansado15 variantsdesprezado15 variantspragmático15 variantsreversível15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list