desfavorecer
The verdict
“desfavorecer” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - privar alguém de um favor, de algo que lhe seria vantajoso
Corpus desk
Index PT-desfavorecer · desfavorecer · Portuguese
desfavorecer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desfavorecer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “desfavorecer” em português
Rare enough to double-check
desfavorecer is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for desfavorecer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is desfavorecer, spelled D-E-S-F-A-V-O-R-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1privar alguém de um favor, de algo que lhe seria vantajoso
- 2contrariar os interesses de; desajudar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how desfavorecer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A pobreza desfavorece a entrada de muitos na universidade.
A falta de investimentos nesta área apenas desfavorece nosso país.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.