despenhadeiro

noun

The verdict

“despenhadeiro” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - precipício

Corpus desk

Index PT-despenhadeiro · despenhadeiro · Portuguese

despenhadeiro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for despenhadeiro
PropertyValue
Headworddespenhadeiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “despenhadeiro” em português

despenhadeirofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

despenhadeiro is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "precipício".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for despenhadeiro, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is despenhadeiro, spelled D-E-S-P-E-N-H-A-D-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    precipício

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. À espera dos militares estavam atiradores, que se entrincheiraram nos despenhadeiros do caminho para Santa Maria.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "despenhadeiro"?
"despenhadeiro" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-N-H-A-D-E-I-R-O.
What does "despenhadeiro" mean?
As a noun, "despenhadeiro" means: precipício
What language does "despenhadeiro" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list