desordem

Name: desordem, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/dɨ.ˈzɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃/

//dɨ.ˈzɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“desordem” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,613. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,613
frequency rank, Portuguese: 1,193
“D” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ausência de ordem

Corpus desk

Index PT-desordem · desordem · Portuguese

desordem · rank #11,613 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #11,613
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 1,193
PHOTO-FINISH desfazer

Nearest frequency peer: desfazer (-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.

coitado

88,397
consumido

88,394
deficiente

88,390
desfazer

88,389
desordem

88,388
eleitorado

88,381

What this shows “desordem” 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).

desordem vs desdém

63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for desordem
Property	Value
Headword	desordem
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/dɨ.ˈzɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#11,613
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desordem”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).desordemcai aqui:

#11,613

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desfazer” (#11,612), “deficiente” (#11,611), “consumido” (#11,607). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desordem” fica em #11,613. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around desordem (IPA /dɨ.ˈzɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,613 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for desordem, with forms such as "ddesordem", "deosrdem", and "desodrem". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "desdém", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is desordem, spelled D-E-S-O-R-D-E-M.

Definition

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

Synonyms

alvoroçobadernabagunçacaos confusão desarranjoespandongamentofurdunço indisciplina motim tumulto

Antonyms

arranjo disciplina ordem

This word in other languages

disorder(English)desorden(Español)Unordnung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddesordem
deosrdem
desodrem
desorddem
desordemm
desordme
desoredm
desorrdem
desrodem
dessordem
dseordem
edsordem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desordem - 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.

Edit distance from "desordem"

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 "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?

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desfazer#11,612 captação#11,597 esforçar#11,629 acomodar#11,572

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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