desuso

//dɨ.ˈzu.zu// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,938

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

desuso is aPortugueseverb. It means: primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo desusar Pronounced /dɨ.ˈzu.zu/. Often confused with deus and disso.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of desuso in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for desuso is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.ˈzu.zu/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,938 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "deus", "disso", "desvio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is desuso, spelled D-E-S-U-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desuso

Misspelling Variants of "desuso"

ddesuso7dessuo6dessuso7desuos6desusso7deusso6dseuso6edsuso6
Misspelling Variants of "desuso"

Frequency rank: #28,938 in Portuguese

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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Nearby Portuguese words

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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.