desprendido

/dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdi.du/

//dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdi.du// adj

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The verdict

“desprendido” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,613 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,613
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-desprendido · desprendido · Portuguese

desprendido · rank #97,613 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,613
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH discordante

Nearest frequency peer: discordante (+10 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 “desprendido”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desprendido
PropertyValue
Headworddesprendido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdi.du/
Letters11
Frequency rank#97,613
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “desprendido” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).desprendidocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “discordante” (#97,623), “desclassificar” (#97,602), “desatino” (#97,600). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desprendido” fica em #97,613. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desprendido is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,613 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdi.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for desprendido in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is desprendido, spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-N-D-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se desprendeu;
  2. 2
    abnegado; desafeiçoado.

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 "desprendido"?
"desprendido" is spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-N-D-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdi.du/.
What does "desprendido" mean?
As an adjective, "desprendido" means: que se desprendeu;
How do you pronounce "desprendido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desprendido" is /dɨʃ.pɾẽ.ˈdi.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desprendido" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

discordante#97,623congratular#97,543futurologia#97,749precocidade#98,058

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list