deslize

//dɨʒ.ˈli.zɨ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,425

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

deslize is aPortugueseverb. It means: primeira e terceira pessoa do singular do presente do modo subjuntivo do verbo deslizar Pronounced /dɨʒ.ˈli.zɨ/. Often confused with desire and desfile.

Key facts for deslize
PropertyValue
Headworddeslize
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʒ.ˈli.zɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,425
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of deslize in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for deslize is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨʒ.ˈli.zɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,425 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for deslize, with forms such as "ddeslize", "delsize", and "desilze". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "desire", "desfile", "declive", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is deslize, spelled D-E-S-L-I-Z-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira e terceira pessoa do singular do presente do modo subjuntivo do verbo deslizar
  2. 2
    terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo deslizar
  3. 3
    terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo negativo do verbo deslizar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddeslize,delsize,desilze,desliez,deslizze,desllize,deslzie,desslize,dselize,edslize

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for deslize

Misspelling Variants of "deslize"

ddeslize8delsize7desilze7desliez7deslizze8desllize8deslzie7desslize8
Misspelling Variants of "deslize"

Frequency rank: #21,425 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deslize"?
"deslize" is spelled D-E-S-L-I-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʒ.ˈli.zɨ/.
What does "deslize" mean?
As a verb, "deslize" means: primeira e terceira pessoa do singular do presente do modo subjuntivo do verbo deslizar
What words are commonly confused with "deslize"?
"deslize" is commonly confused with "desire", "desfile", "declive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deslize"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deslize" is /dɨʒ.ˈli.zɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deslize" come from?
"deslize" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.