desjejum

noun

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The verdict

“desjejum” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,490 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,490
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - primeira refeição do dia

Key facts for desjejum
PropertyValue
Headworddesjejum
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desjejum” 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). desjejum lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

desjejum is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,490 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "primeira refeição do dia".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for desjejum, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 desjejum, spelled D-E-S-J-E-J-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira refeição do dia

Synonyms

dejejumpequeno almoçocafé da manhãquebra-tortomata-bicho

This word in other languages

breakfast(English)desayuno(Español)petit déjeuner(Français)Frühstück(Deutsch)

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 "desjejum"?
"desjejum" is spelled D-E-S-J-E-J-U-M.
What does "desjejum" mean?
As a noun, "desjejum" means: primeira refeição do dia
What language does "desjejum" come from?
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Using “desjejum”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-J-E-J-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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