despotismo

/dɨʃ.pu.ˈtiʒ.mu/

//dɨʃ.pu.ˈtiʒ.mu// noun

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The verdict

“despotismo” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,882. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,882
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forma de governo em que o poder se encontra nas mãos de apenas um governante

Corpus desk

Index PT-despotismo · despotismo · Portuguese

despotismo · rank #42,882 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,882
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desinteressan…

Nearest frequency peer: desinteressante (-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 “despotismo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “despotismo” 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 despotismo
PropertyValue
Headworddespotismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨʃ.pu.ˈtiʒ.mu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,882
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “despotismo”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desinteressante” (#42,878), “deserção” (#42,877), “decade” (#42,866). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “despotismo” fica em #42,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around despotismo (IPA /dɨʃ.pu.ˈtiʒ.mu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,882 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "forma de governo em que o poder se encontra nas mãos de apenas um governante".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for despotismo, with forms such as "ddespotismo", "depsotismo", and "desoptismo". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is despotismo, spelled D-E-S-P-O-T-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    forma de governo em que o poder se encontra nas mãos de apenas um governante

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mudaram os déspotas, mas permanece o despotismo.

This word in other languages

despotism(English)despotismo(Español)despotisme(Français)Despotie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespotismo
  • depsotismo
  • desoptismo
  • despoitsmo
  • despotimso
  • despotismmo
  • despotisom
  • despotissmo
  • despotsimo
  • despottismo
  • desppotismo
  • desptoismo
  • desspotismo
  • dsepotismo
  • edspotismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of despotismo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddespotismo1depsotismo2desoptismo2despoitsmo2despotimso2despotismmo1despotisom2despotissmo1
Edit distance from "despotismo"

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 "despotismo"?
"despotismo" is spelled D-E-S-P-O-T-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.pu.ˈtiʒ.mu/.
What does "despotismo" mean?
As a noun, "despotismo" means: forma de governo em que o poder se encontra nas mãos de apenas um governante
What are common misspellings of "despotismo"?
Common misspellings include "ddespotismo", "depsotismo", "desoptismo", "despoitsmo", "despotimso". The correct spelling is "despotismo".
How do you pronounce "despotismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despotismo" is /dɨʃ.pu.ˈtiʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despotismo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list