deslizar
/dɨʒ.li.ˈzaɾ/
The verdict
“deslizar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,342. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,342
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - escorregar suavemente, resvalar, afastar-se lentamente:
Corpus desk
Index PT-deslizar · deslizar · Portuguese
deslizar · rank #26,342 · 12 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,342
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH cozinheiros
Nearest frequency peer: cozinheiros (-19 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 “deslizar”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- conjugação
conjugação
73,688 corpus weight
- cozinheiros
cozinheiros
73,678 corpus weight
- deslizar
deslizar
73,659 corpus weight
- eletricista
eletricista
73,640 corpus weight
- esclerose
esclerose
73,631 corpus weight
- espantoso
espantoso
73,628 corpus weight
What this shows “deslizar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
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 | deslizar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨʒ.li.ˈzaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,342 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “deslizar”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around deslizar (IPA /dɨʒ.li.ˈzaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,342 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for deslizar, with forms such as "ddeslizar", "delsizar", and "desilzar". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "desviar", "deslize", "deslocar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is deslizar, spelled D-E-S-L-I-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1escorregar suavemente, resvalar, afastar-se lentamente:
- 2andar ou dançar com suavidade:
- 3abandonar o caminho considerado correto:
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how deslizar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O automóvel deslizou para trás antes de iniciar a corrida.
O comboio deslizava nos carris.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddeslizar
- delsizar
- desilzar
- desliazr
- deslizarr
- deslizra
- deslizzar
- desllizar
- deslziar
- desslizar
- dselizar
- edslizar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deslizar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "deslizar", 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).