desprender

/dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/

//dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ// verb

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The verdict

“desprender” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #47,294. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,294
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desatar(-se), desligar(-se), separar(-se), soltar(-se)

Corpus desk

Index PT-desprender · desprender · Portuguese

desprender · rank #47,294 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,294
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH despido

Nearest frequency peer: despido (-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 “desprender”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desprender” 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).

desprender vs depender
80% similar

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

Key facts for desprender
PropertyValue
Headworddesprender
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,294
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desprender”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).desprendercai 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 “despido” (#47,293), “desprevenido” (#47,295), “destilaria” (#47,298). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desprender” fica em #47,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around desprender (IPA /dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,294 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "desatar(-se), desligar(-se), separar(-se), soltar(-se)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for desprender, with forms such as "ddesprender", "depsrender", and "despernder". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "depender", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is desprender, spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    desatar(-se), desligar(-se), separar(-se), soltar(-se)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesprender
  • depsrender
  • despernder
  • despprender
  • despredner
  • desprendder
  • desprenderr
  • desprendre
  • desprenedr
  • desprennder
  • desprneder
  • desprrender
  • desrpender
  • dessprender
  • dseprender
  • edsprender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desprender - 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.

ddesprender1depsrender2despernder2despprender1despredner2desprendder1desprenderr1desprendre2
Edit distance from "desprender"

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 "desprender"?
"desprender" is spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/.
What does "desprender" mean?
As a verb, "desprender" means: desatar(-se), desligar(-se), separar(-se), soltar(-se)
What words are commonly confused with "desprender"?
"desprender" is commonly confused with "depender". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desprender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desprender" is /dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desprender" come from?
"desprender" 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 "desprender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

destilaria#47,298ferocidade#47,358cadeirinha#47,221histologia#47,404

Similar misspelling depth

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

hipnotizado16 variantsornamentação16 variantscategorizar16 variantsfortificação16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list