desfalecer

/dɨʃ.fɐ.lɨ.ˈseɾ/

//dɨʃ.fɐ.lɨ.ˈseɾ// verb

The verdict

“desfalecer” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,499 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,499
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - enfraquecer; desalentar; desamparar; esmorecer; desmaiar; fraquejar

Corpus desk

Index PT-desfalecer · desfalecer · Portuguese

desfalecer · rank #85,499 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,499
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desfaçatez

Nearest frequency peer: desfaçatez (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “desfalecer”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “desfalecer” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desfalecer
PropertyValue
Headworddesfalecer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʃ.fɐ.lɨ.ˈseɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,499
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “desfalecer” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).desfalecercai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “desfaçatez” (#85,500), “desembocar” (#85,495), “desconcentrar” (#85,494). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desfalecer” fica em #85,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desfalecer is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,499 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨʃ.fɐ.lɨ.ˈseɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "enfraquecer; desalentar; desamparar; esmorecer; desmaiar; fraquejar".

No generated misspelling entries exist for desfalecer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is desfalecer, spelled D-E-S-F-A-L-E-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    enfraquecer; desalentar; desamparar; esmorecer; desmaiar; fraquejar

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 "desfalecer"?
"desfalecer" is spelled D-E-S-F-A-L-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.fɐ.lɨ.ˈseɾ/.
What does "desfalecer" mean?
As a verb, "desfalecer" means: enfraquecer; desalentar; desamparar; esmorecer; desmaiar; fraquejar
How do you pronounce "desfalecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desfalecer" is /dɨʃ.fɐ.lɨ.ˈseɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desfalecer" come from?
"desfalecer" 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 "desfalecer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list