despropósito
/dɨʃ.pɾu.ˈpɔ.zi.tu/
The verdict
“despropósito” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquilo que não tem propósito, desacerto, disparate
Corpus desk
Index PT-desproposito · despropósito · Portuguese
despropósito · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | despropósito |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɨʃ.pɾu.ˈpɔ.zi.tu/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “despropósito” em português
Rare enough to double-check
despropósito is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɨʃ.pɾu.ˈpɔ.zi.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aquilo que não tem propósito, desacerto, disparate".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for despropósito, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is despropósito, spelled D-E-S-P-R-O-P-Ó-S-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1aquilo que não tem propósito, desacerto, disparate
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.