desligar

/dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ/

//dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ// verb

The verdict

“desligar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,406
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - interromper um circuito elétrico

Corpus desk

Index PT-desligar · desligar · Portuguese

desligar · rank #6,406 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,406
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desporto

Nearest frequency peer: desporto (+2 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 “desligar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desligar” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

desligar vs desviar
75% similar
desligar vs deslocar
75% similar
desligar vs deslizar
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for desligar
PropertyValue
Headworddesligar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,406
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desligar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).desligarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desporto” (#6,408), “desaparecimento” (#6,402), “decoração” (#6,401). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desligar” fica em #6,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around desligar (IPA /dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,406 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for desligar, with forms such as "ddesligar", "delsigar", and "desilgar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "desviar", "deslocar", "deslizar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is desligar, spelled D-E-S-L-I-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    interromper um circuito elétrico
  2. 2
    interromper o funcionamento ao pôr no gancho ou passar a um modo que não está mais ligado
  3. 3
    terminar ligação telefônica
  4. 4
    deixar de ter contato interpessoal

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how desligar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ela desligou o telefone na sua cara?

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesligar
  • delsigar
  • desilgar
  • deslgiar
  • desliagr
  • desligarr
  • desliggar
  • desligra
  • deslligar
  • dessligar
  • dseligar
  • edsligar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desligar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddesligar1delsigar2desilgar2deslgiar2desliagr2desligarr1desliggar1desligra2
Edit distance from "desligar"

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 "desligar"?
"desligar" is spelled D-E-S-L-I-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "desligar" mean?
As a verb, "desligar" means: interromper um circuito elétrico
What words are commonly confused with "desligar"?
"desligar" is commonly confused with "desviar", "deslocar", "deslizar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desligar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desligar" is /dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desligar" come from?
"desligar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list