despótico

/dɨʃ.ˈpɔ.ti.ku/

//dɨʃ.ˈpɔ.ti.ku// adj

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The verdict

“despótico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,728 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,728
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - próprio de déspota

Corpus desk

Index PT-despotico · despótico · Portuguese

despótico · rank #92,728 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,728
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH depurar

Nearest frequency peer: depurar (-14 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “despótico”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “despótico” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for despótico
PropertyValue
Headworddespótico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨʃ.ˈpɔ.ti.ku/
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,728
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “despótico” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.despóticocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “depurar” (#92,714), “eclampsia” (#92,752), “crédulo” (#92,696). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “despótico” fica em #92,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

despótico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,728 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɨʃ.ˈpɔ.ti.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for despótico, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is despótico, spelled D-E-S-P-Ó-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    próprio de déspota
  2. 2
    déspota
  3. 3
    em que há despotismo; tirânico, opressivo

This word in other languages

despotic(English)despótico(Español)despotique(Français)despotisch(Deutsch)

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 "despótico"?
"despótico" is spelled D-E-S-P-Ó-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.ˈpɔ.ti.ku/.
What does "despótico" mean?
As an adjective, "despótico" means: próprio de déspota
How do you pronounce "despótico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despótico" is /dɨʃ.ˈpɔ.ti.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despótico" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

eclampsia#92,752empedrado#92,763costeleta#92,691braguinha#92,595

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list