desuso

/dɨ.ˈzu.zu/

//dɨ.ˈzu.zu// verb

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The verdict

“desuso” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,938. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,938
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo desusar

Corpus desk

Index PT-desuso · desuso · Portuguese

desuso · rank #28,938 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,938
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH descontrair

Nearest frequency peer: descontrair (-3 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 “desuso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desuso” 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).

desuso vs deus
67% similar
desuso vs disso
67% similar
desuso vs desvio
67% similar

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

Key facts for desuso
PropertyValue
Headworddesuso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.ˈzu.zu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,938
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “desuso”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.desusocai 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 “descontrair” (#28,935), “doing” (#28,945), “demente” (#28,930). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desuso” fica em #28,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around desuso (IPA /dɨ.ˈzu.zu/), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,938 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo desusar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for desuso, with forms such as "ddesuso", "dessuo", and "dessuso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "deus", "disso", "desvio", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is desuso, spelled D-E-S-U-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo desusar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesuso
  • dessuo
  • dessuso
  • desuos
  • desusso
  • deusso
  • dseuso
  • edsuso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddesuso1dessuo2dessuso1desuos2desusso1deusso2dseuso2edsuso2
Edit distance from "desuso"

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 "desuso"?
"desuso" is spelled D-E-S-U-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ˈzu.zu/.
What does "desuso" mean?
As a verb, "desuso" means: primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo desusar
What words are commonly confused with "desuso"?
"desuso" is commonly confused with "deus", "disso", "desvio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desuso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desuso" is /dɨ.ˈzu.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desuso" come from?
"desuso" 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 "desuso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list