desperdício

/dɨʃ.pɨɾ.ˈdi.sju/

//dɨʃ.pɨɾ.ˈdi.sju// noun

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The verdict

“desperdício” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,458. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,458
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação ou efeito de desperdiçar; esbanjamento

Corpus desk

Index PT-desperdicio · desperdício · Portuguese

desperdício · rank #8,458 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,458
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH derrotado

Nearest frequency peer: derrotado (-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 “desperdício”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desperdício” 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
Key facts for desperdício
PropertyValue
Headworddesperdício
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨʃ.pɨɾ.ˈdi.sju/
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,458
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desperdício”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.desperdíciocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “derrotado” (#8,457), “doer” (#8,463), “culpar” (#8,452). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desperdício” fica em #8,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around desperdício (IPA /dɨʃ.pɨɾ.ˈdi.sju/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,458 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ação ou efeito de desperdiçar; esbanjamento".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for desperdício, with forms such as "ddesperdício", "depserdício", and "deseprdício". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is desperdício, spelled D-E-S-P-E-R-D-Í-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação ou efeito de desperdiçar; esbanjamento

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesperdício
  • depserdício
  • deseprdício
  • despedrício
  • desperdcíio
  • desperddício
  • desperdíccio
  • desperdícoi
  • desperdíico
  • desperrdício
  • desperídcio
  • despperdício
  • despredício
  • dessperdício
  • dseperdício
  • edsperdício

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddesperdício1depserdício2deseprdício2despedrício2desperdcíio2desperddício1desperdíccio1desperdícoi2
Edit distance from "desperdício"

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 "desperdício"?
"desperdício" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-R-D-Í-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.pɨɾ.ˈdi.sju/.
What does "desperdício" mean?
As a noun, "desperdício" means: ação ou efeito de desperdiçar; esbanjamento
What are common misspellings of "desperdício"?
Common misspellings include "ddesperdício", "depserdício", "deseprdício", "despedrício", "desperdcíio". The correct spelling is "desperdício".
How do you pronounce "desperdício"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desperdício" is /dɨʃ.pɨɾ.ˈdi.sju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desperdício" come from?
"desperdício" 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 "desperdício", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list