# desistir

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /dɨ.zɨʃ.ˈtiɾ/ · frequency rank #3,003

## Definitions
1. renunciar
2. abster-se

## Easily confused with
- **despistar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desistir-vs-despistar)
- **demitir** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/demitir-vs-desistir)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddesistir`, `deisstir`, `desisitr`, `desisstir`, `desistirr`, `desistri`, `desisttir`, `desitsir`, `dessistir`, `dessitir`, `dseistir`, `edsistir`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/desistir