despentear
/dɨʃ.pẽ.ˈtjaɾ/
The verdict
“despentear” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - deixar o cabelo em pé, desgrenhar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | despentear |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨʃ.pẽ.ˈtjaɾ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “despentear” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
despentear is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨʃ.pẽ.ˈtjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deixar o cabelo em pé, desgrenhar".
No misspelling variants are generated for despentear in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is despentear, spelled D-E-S-P-E-N-T-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1deixar o cabelo em pé, desgrenhar
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.
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Using “despentear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-P-E-N-T-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨʃ.pẽ.ˈtjaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.