desonesto

/dɨ.zu.ˈnɛʃ.tu/

//dɨ.zu.ˈnɛʃ.tu// adj

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The verdict

“desonesto” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,557. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,557
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não tem honestidade

Corpus desk

Index PT-desonesto · desonesto · Portuguese

desonesto · rank #32,557 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,557
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desire

Nearest frequency peer: desire (-1 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 “desonesto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desonesto” 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
Key facts for desonesto
PropertyValue
Headworddesonesto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨ.zu.ˈnɛʃ.tu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,557
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desonesto”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).desonestocai 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 “desire” (#32,556), “destituição” (#32,559), “descrédito” (#32,553). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desonesto” fica em #32,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around desonesto (IPA /dɨ.zu.ˈnɛʃ.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,557 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que não tem honestidade".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for desonesto, with forms such as "ddesonesto", "deosnesto", and "desnoesto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is desonesto, spelled D-E-S-O-N-E-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não tem honestidade

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O serviço de segurança da Ucrânia disse que um policial desonesto e um membro da inteligência militar da Rússia estão envolvidos no assassinato de Rybak.

Synonyms

deslealfalsoimpróprioimpudicoindecorosoinsinceromentirosoobscenovergonhoso

Antonyms

comedidodecorosohonestopudicosinceroverídico

This word in other languages

dishonest(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesonesto
  • deosnesto
  • desnoesto
  • desoensto
  • desonesot
  • desonessto
  • desonestto
  • desonetso
  • desonnesto
  • desonseto
  • dessonesto
  • dseonesto
  • edsonesto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desonesto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddesonesto1deosnesto2desnoesto2desoensto2desonesot2desonessto1desonestto1desonetso2
Edit distance from "desonesto"

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 "desonesto"?
"desonesto" is spelled D-E-S-O-N-E-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.zu.ˈnɛʃ.tu/.
What does "desonesto" mean?
As an adjective, "desonesto" means: que não tem honestidade
What are common misspellings of "desonesto"?
Common misspellings include "ddesonesto", "deosnesto", "desnoesto", "desoensto", "desonesot". The correct spelling is "desonesto".
How do you pronounce "desonesto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desonesto" is /dɨ.zu.ˈnɛʃ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desonesto" come from?
"desonesto" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list