desvantagem
The verdict
“desvantagem” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #10,693 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,693
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - falta de vantagem
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desvantagem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #10,693 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desvantagem” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for desvantagem is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #10,693 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "falta de vantagem".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for desvantagem, with forms such as "ddesvantagem", "desavntagem", and "dessvantagem". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is desvantagem, spelled D-E-S-V-A-N-T-A-G-E-M.
Definition
- 1falta de vantagem
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesvantagem,desavntagem,dessvantagem,desvanatgem,desvanntagem,desvantaegm,desvantagemm,desvantaggem,desvantagme,desvantgaem,desvanttagem,desvatnagem,desvnatagem,desvvantagem,devsantagem,dsevantagem,edsvantagem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desvantagem - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “desvantagem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-V-A-N-T-A-G-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.