despedido

/dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈdi.du/

//dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈdi.du// adj

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The verdict

“despedido” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,680
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se despediu

Corpus desk

Index PT-despedido · despedido · Portuguese

despedido · rank #19,680 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,680
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desânimo

Nearest frequency peer: desânimo (+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 “despedido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “despedido” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

despedido vs despido
78% similar
despedido vs despedir
78% similar
despedido vs despeito
78% similar

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

Key facts for despedido
PropertyValue
Headworddespedido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈdi.du/
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,680
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “despedido”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).despedidocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desânimo” (#19,681), “derramamento” (#19,677), “cárcere” (#19,673). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “despedido” fica em #19,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around despedido (IPA /dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈdi.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,680 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for despedido, with forms such as "ddespedido", "depsedido", and "desepdido". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "despido", "despedir", "despeito", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is despedido, spelled D-E-S-P-E-D-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se despediu
  2. 2
    dispensado
  3. 3
    lançado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespedido
  • depsedido
  • desepdido
  • despdeido
  • despeddido
  • despeddio
  • despediddo
  • despediod
  • despeiddo
  • desppedido
  • desspedido
  • dsepedido
  • edspedido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of despedido - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddespedido1depsedido2desepdido2despdeido2despeddido1despeddio2despediddo1despediod2
Edit distance from "despedido"

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 "despedido"?
"despedido" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-D-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈdi.du/.
What does "despedido" mean?
As an adjective, "despedido" means: que se despediu
What words are commonly confused with "despedido"?
"despedido" is commonly confused with "despido", "despedir", "despeito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "despedido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despedido" is /dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈdi.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despedido" come from?
"despedido" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

discórdia#19,687enxaqueca#19,702honorário#19,752minúsculo#19,788

Similar misspelling depth

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

pavimento13 variantssabotagem13 variantsrecolhido13 variantsquotidiano13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list