desistência

/dɨ.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/

//dɨ.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“desistência” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,733. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,733
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de desistir; renúncia

Corpus desk

Index PT-desistencia · desistência · Portuguese

desistência · rank #16,733 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,733
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desilusão

Nearest frequency peer: desilusão (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “desistência”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “desistência” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desistência
PropertyValue
Headworddesistência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,733
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desistência”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).desistênciacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desilusão” (#16,732), “desembarque” (#16,731), “diferenciação” (#16,735). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desistência” fica em #16,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around desistência (IPA /dɨ.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,733 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato ou efeito de desistir; renúncia".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for desistência, with forms such as "ddesistência", "deisstência", and "desisstência". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is desistência, spelled D-E-S-I-S-T-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de desistir; renúncia

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesistência
  • deisstência
  • desisstência
  • desistnêcia
  • desisttência
  • desistêcnia
  • desistêncai
  • desistênccia
  • desistênica
  • desistênncia
  • desisêtncia
  • desitsência
  • dessistência
  • dessitência
  • dseistência
  • edsistência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desistência - 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.

ddesistência1deisstência2desisstência1desistnêcia2desisttência1desistêcnia2desistêncai2desistênccia1
Edit distance from "desistência"

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 "desistência"?
"desistência" is spelled D-E-S-I-S-T-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "desistência" mean?
As a noun, "desistência" means: ato ou efeito de desistir; renúncia
What are common misspellings of "desistência"?
Common misspellings include "ddesistência", "deisstência", "desisstência", "desistnêcia", "desisttência". The correct spelling is "desistência".
How do you pronounce "desistência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desistência" is /dɨ.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desistência" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desistência", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desembarque#16,731equilibrado#16,751frigorífico#16,775atentamente#16,682

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list