desindustrializar

verb

The verdict

“desindustrializar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fazer perder a indústria ou a capacidade industrial

Key facts for desindustrializar
PropertyValue
Headworddesindustrializar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desindustrializar” sits in Portuguese frequency

desindustrializar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desindustrializar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fazer perder a indústria ou a capacidade industrial".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for desindustrializar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is desindustrializar, spelled D-E-S-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-A-L-I-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer perder a indústria ou a capacidade industrial

Antonyms

industrializar

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desindustrializar"?
"desindustrializar" is spelled D-E-S-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-A-L-I-Z-A-R.
What does "desindustrializar" mean?
As a verb, "desindustrializar" means: fazer perder a indústria ou a capacidade industrial
What language does "desindustrializar" come from?
"desindustrializar" 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 “desindustrializar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-A-L-I-Z-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list