desfalecer

/dɨʃ.fɐ.lɨ.ˈseɾ/

//dɨʃ.fɐ.lɨ.ˈseɾ// verb

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The verdict

“desfalecer” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,499 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,499
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - enfraquecer; desalentar; desamparar; esmorecer; desmaiar; fraquejar

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)

Where “desfalecer” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desfalecer lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desfalecer is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,499 among 2,399 “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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Using “desfalecer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-F-A-L-E-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨʃ.fɐ.lɨ.ˈseɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list