deslizamento
The verdict
“deslizamento” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #21,714 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,714
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de deslizar; deslize
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deslizamento |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #21,714 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deslizamento” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for deslizamento is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #21,714 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for deslizamento, with forms such as "ddeslizamento", "delsizamento", and "desilzamento". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "deslocamento", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is deslizamento, spelled D-E-S-L-I-Z-A-M-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de deslizar; deslize
- 2deslocamento ou queda de uma quantidade excessiva de terra que, por decorrência de chuvas fortes, arrasta toda ou a parte de uma encosta, declive de uma montanha
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddeslizamento,delsizamento,desilzamento,desliazmento,deslizaemnto,deslizamennto,deslizamenot,deslizamentto,deslizametno,deslizammento,deslizamneto,deslizmaento,deslizzamento,desllizamento,deslziamento,desslizamento,dselizamento,edslizamento
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deslizamento - 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.
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.
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Using “deslizamento”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-L-I-Z-A-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “deslocamento” - see the side-by-side comparison. deslizamento vs deslocamento
- 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.