desprendimento

/dɨʃ.pɾẽ.di.ˈmẽ.tu/

//dɨʃ.pɾẽ.di.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“desprendimento” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,057 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,057
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de desprender

Key facts for desprendimento
PropertyValue
Headworddesprendimento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨʃ.pɾẽ.di.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters14
Frequency rank#56,057
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desprendimento” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desprendimento lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desprendimento is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,057 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɨʃ.pɾẽ.di.ˈmẽ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for desprendimento in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is desprendimento, spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-N-D-I-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de desprender
  2. 2
    desapego a coisas materiais e preocupações egoísticas
  3. 3
    caída de terras, rochas, de uma aba, desabamento de terras

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 "desprendimento"?
"desprendimento" is spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-N-D-I-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.pɾẽ.di.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "desprendimento" mean?
As a noun, "desprendimento" means: ato ou efeito de desprender
How do you pronounce "desprendimento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desprendimento" is /dɨʃ.pɾẽ.di.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desprendimento" come from?
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Using “desprendimento”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-P-R-E-N-D-I-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨʃ.pɾẽ.di.ˈmẽ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list