desgostoso

/dɨʒ.ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu/

//dɨʒ.ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu// adj

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The verdict

“desgostoso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,472 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,472
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que sente ou revela desgosto; aborrecido, triste, infeliz

Key facts for desgostoso
PropertyValue
Headworddesgostoso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨʒ.ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,472
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desgostoso” 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). desgostoso lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desgostoso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,472 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɨʒ.ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for desgostoso, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is desgostoso, spelled D-E-S-G-O-S-T-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que sente ou revela desgosto; aborrecido, triste, infeliz
  2. 2
    cujo gosto ou sabor desagrada

Antonyms

alegregostoso

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 "desgostoso"?
"desgostoso" is spelled D-E-S-G-O-S-T-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʒ.ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu/.
What does "desgostoso" mean?
As an adjective, "desgostoso" means: que sente ou revela desgosto; aborrecido, triste, infeliz
How do you pronounce "desgostoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desgostoso" is /dɨʒ.ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desgostoso" come from?
"desgostoso" 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 “desgostoso”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-G-O-S-T-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨʒ.ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu/ (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

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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