desventura

/dɨʒ.vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/

//dɨʒ.vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“desventura” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #77,871 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#77,871
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - falta de ventura; desdita, infelicidade

Key facts for desventura
PropertyValue
Headworddesventura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨʒ.vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,871
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desventura” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desventura lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for desventura is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨʒ.vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #77,871 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for desventura in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is desventura, spelled D-E-S-V-E-N-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    falta de ventura; desdita, infelicidade
  2. 2
    sorte má; azar, desgraça

Antonyms

ditafelicidadesorteventura

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 "desventura"?
"desventura" is spelled D-E-S-V-E-N-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʒ.vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/.
What does "desventura" mean?
As a noun, "desventura" means: falta de ventura; desdita, infelicidade
How do you pronounce "desventura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desventura" is /dɨʒ.vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desventura" come from?
"desventura" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “desventura”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-V-E-N-T-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨʒ.vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list