desigual
/dɨ.zi.ˈɡwaɫ/
The verdict
“desigual” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #17,760 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #17,760
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - não igual
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desigual |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɨ.zi.ˈɡwaɫ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #17,760 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desigual” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for desigual is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.zi.ˈɡwaɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,760 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for desigual, with forms such as "ddesigual", "deisgual", and "desgiual". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "designar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 desigual, spelled D-E-S-I-G-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1não igual
- 2diferente
- 3mudável
- 4irregular
- 5acidentado
- 6desproporcionado
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesigual,deisgual,desgiual,desigaul,desiggual,desiguall,desigula,desiugal,dessigual,dseigual,edsigual
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desigual - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “desigual”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-I-G-U-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨ.zi.ˈɡwaɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “designar” - see the side-by-side comparison. desigual vs designar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.