desterro

/des.ˈte.χu/

//des.ˈte.χu// noun

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The verdict

“desterro” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #43,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,381
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de desterrar; desterramento

Corpus desk

Index PT-desterro · desterro · Portuguese

desterro · rank #43,381 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,381
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH deteriorado

Nearest frequency peer: deteriorado (+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 “desterro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desterro” 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).

desterro vs destro
75% similar
desterro vs deserto
75% similar
desterro vs desperto
75% similar

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

Key facts for desterro
PropertyValue
Headworddesterro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/des.ˈte.χu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,381
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desterro”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).desterrocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “deteriorado” (#43,382), “despachado” (#43,379), “dissonância” (#43,386). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desterro” fica em #43,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around desterro (IPA /des.ˈte.χu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,381 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for desterro, with forms such as "ddesterro", "desetrro", and "dessterro". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "destro", "deserto", "desperto", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is desterro, spelled D-E-S-T-E-R-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de desterrar; desterramento
  2. 2
    pena de expulsão da terra
  3. 3
    local onde se cumpre a pena de desterro
  4. 4
    estado ou condição de pessoa que vive isolada da sociedade
  5. 5
    estado de isolamento; insulamento, solidão

Synonyms

degredoexílio

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesterro
  • desetrro
  • dessterro
  • destero
  • desteror
  • destrero
  • destterro
  • detserro
  • dseterro
  • edsterro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desterro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddesterro1desetrro2dessterro1destero1desteror2destrero2destterro1detserro2
Edit distance from "desterro"

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 "desterro"?
"desterro" is spelled D-E-S-T-E-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /des.ˈte.χu/.
What does "desterro" mean?
As a noun, "desterro" means: ato ou efeito de desterrar; desterramento
What words are commonly confused with "desterro"?
"desterro" is commonly confused with "destro", "deserto", "desperto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desterro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desterro" is /des.ˈte.χu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desterro" come from?
"desterro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

civismo10 variantsfolgado10 variantscamelot10 variantsgestual10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list