despejo

/dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ʒu/

//dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ʒu// noun

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The verdict

“despejo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,833. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,833
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de despejar

Corpus desk

Index PT-despejo · despejo · Portuguese

despejo · rank #18,833 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,833
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH distanciamento

Nearest frequency peer: distanciamento (+3 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 “despejo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “despejo” 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).

despejo vs despesa
71% similar
despejo vs despido
71% similar
despejo vs despojos
75% similar

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

Key facts for despejo
PropertyValue
Headworddespejo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ʒu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,833
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “despejo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).despejocai 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 “distanciamento” (#18,836), “distraído” (#18,837), “diversificado” (#18,838). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “despejo” fica em #18,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around despejo (IPA /dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ʒu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,833 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for despejo, with forms such as "ddespejo", "depsejo", and "desepjo". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "despesa", "despido", "despojos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is despejo, spelled D-E-S-P-E-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de despejar
  2. 2
    aquilo que se despeja
  3. 3
    lixo; dejeto
  4. 4
    falta de pejo; impudor, impudência, agilidade, intrepidez
  5. 5
    desalojamento pela força de quem habita uma morada

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespejo
  • depsejo
  • desepjo
  • despejjo
  • despeoj
  • despjeo
  • desppejo
  • desspejo
  • dsepejo
  • edspejo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddespejo1depsejo2desepjo2despejjo1despeoj2despjeo2desppejo1desspejo1
Edit distance from "despejo"

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 "despejo"?
"despejo" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ʒu/.
What does "despejo" mean?
As a noun, "despejo" means: ato ou efeito de despejar
What words are commonly confused with "despejo"?
"despejo" is commonly confused with "despesa", "despido", "despojos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "despejo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despejo" is /dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ʒu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despejo" come from?
"despejo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

catorze#18,796falecer#18,870inchaço#18,894induzir#18,896

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

intacto10 variantsinvicto10 variantspinguim10 variantssublime10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list