despovoado

/dɨʃ.pu.ˈvwa.du/

//dɨʃ.pu.ˈvwa.du// adj

The verdict

“despovoado” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se despovoou

Corpus desk

Index PT-despovoado · despovoado · Portuguese

despovoado · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for despovoado
PropertyValue
Headworddespovoado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨʃ.pu.ˈvwa.du/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “despovoado” em português

despovoadofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

despovoado is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɨʃ.pu.ˈvwa.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for despovoado in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is despovoado, spelled D-E-S-P-O-V-O-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se despovoou
  2. 2
    desabitado, ermo

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "despovoado"?
"despovoado" is spelled D-E-S-P-O-V-O-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.pu.ˈvwa.du/.
What does "despovoado" mean?
As an adjective, "despovoado" means: que se despovoou
How do you pronounce "despovoado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despovoado" is /dɨʃ.pu.ˈvwa.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despovoado" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list