desordem

//dɨ.ˈzɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,613

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

desordem is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ausência de ordem Pronounced /dɨ.ˈzɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃/. Often confused with desdém.

Key facts for desordem
PropertyValue
Headworddesordem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.ˈzɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,613
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for desordem is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.ˈzɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,613 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for desordem, with forms such as "ddesordem", "deosrdem", and "desodrem". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "desdém", 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 desordem, spelled D-E-S-O-R-D-E-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ausência de ordem
  2. 2
    perturbação da ordem pública
  3. 3
    algazarra, confusão, gritaria
  4. 4
    o número de configurações distintas acessíveis às partículas de um sistema termodinâmico
  5. 5
    entropia

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesordem,deosrdem,desodrem,desorddem,desordemm,desordme,desoredm,desorrdem,desrodem,dessordem,dseordem,edsordem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desordem

Misspelling Variants of "desordem"

ddesordem9deosrdem8desodrem8desorddem9desordemm9desordme8desoredm8desorrdem9
Misspelling Variants of "desordem"

Frequency rank: #11,613 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desordem"?
"desordem" is spelled D-E-S-O-R-D-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ˈzɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃/.
What does "desordem" mean?
As a noun, "desordem" means: ausência de ordem
What words are commonly confused with "desordem"?
"desordem" is commonly confused with "desdém". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desordem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desordem" is /dɨ.ˈzɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desordem" come from?
"desordem" 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.