despistar

verb

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The verdict

“despistar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,225
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer testes para determinar se uma pessoa tem alguma doença

Corpus desk

Index PT-despistar · despistar · Portuguese

despistar · rank #38,225 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,225
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH difference

Nearest frequency peer: difference (+4 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 “despistar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “despistar” 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).

despistar vs despontar
78% similar
despistar vs desistir
78% similar
despistar vs despertar
78% similar

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

Key facts for despistar
PropertyValue
Headworddespistar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,225
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “despistar”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “difference” (#38,229), “demoníaco” (#38,219), “demagogia” (#38,217). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “despistar” fica em #38,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around despistar, averb. Corpus frequency is #38,225 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for despistar, with forms such as "ddespistar", "depsistar", and "desipstar". 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, "despontar", "desistir", "despertar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is despistar, spelled D-E-S-P-I-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer testes para determinar se uma pessoa tem alguma doença
  2. 2
    fazer perder a pista

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nas semanas que precederam o golpe, Zelaya estava dormindo em quatro casas diferentes, para despistar os militares.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespistar
  • depsistar
  • desipstar
  • despisatr
  • despisstar
  • despistarr
  • despistra
  • despisttar
  • despitsar
  • desppistar
  • despsitar
  • desspistar
  • dsepistar
  • edspistar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of despistar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddespistar1depsistar2desipstar2despisatr2despisstar1despistarr1despistra2despisttar1
Edit distance from "despistar"

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 "despistar"?
"despistar" is spelled D-E-S-P-I-S-T-A-R.
What does "despistar" mean?
As a verb, "despistar" means: fazer testes para determinar se uma pessoa tem alguma doença
What words are commonly confused with "despistar"?
"despistar" is commonly confused with "despontar", "desistir", "despertar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "despistar" come from?
"despistar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

demoníaco#38,219demagogia#38,217doravante#38,235efetivado#38,242

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

humanização14 variantsangustiado14 variantsmarchinha14 variantstransitar14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list