deteriorar

/dɨ.tɨ.ɾju.ˈɾaɾ/

//dɨ.tɨ.ɾju.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“deteriorar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,942. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,942
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - piorar, degenerar, pôr em condição inferior

Corpus desk

Index PT-deteriorar · deteriorar · Portuguese

deteriorar · rank #32,942 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,942
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desfiladeiro

Nearest frequency peer: desfiladeiro (-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 “deteriorar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “deteriorar” 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).

deteriorar vs deteriorado
82% similar

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

Key facts for deteriorar
PropertyValue
Headworddeteriorar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.tɨ.ɾju.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#32,942
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “deteriorar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.deteriorarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desfiladeiro” (#32,939), “didn't” (#32,946), “desacreditar” (#32,934). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “deteriorar” fica em #32,942. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around deteriorar (IPA /dɨ.tɨ.ɾju.ˈɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,942 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "piorar, degenerar, pôr em condição inferior".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for deteriorar, with forms such as "ddeteriorar", "deetriorar", and "deteirorar". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "deteriorado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is deteriorar, spelled D-E-T-E-R-I-O-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    piorar, degenerar, pôr em condição inferior

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how deteriorar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A partir de então, sua saúde começou a se deteriorar e ele passou a se locomover em cadeira de rodas.

This word in other languages

deteriorate(English)deteriorar(Español)détériorer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeteriorar
  • deetriorar
  • deteirorar
  • deterioarr
  • deteriorarr
  • deteriorra
  • deteriorrar
  • deteriroar
  • deteroirar
  • deterriorar
  • detreiorar
  • detteriorar
  • dteeriorar
  • edteriorar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddeteriorar1deetriorar2deteirorar2deterioarr2deteriorarr1deteriorra2deteriorrar1deteriroar2
Edit distance from "deteriorar"

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 "deteriorar"?
"deteriorar" is spelled D-E-T-E-R-I-O-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.tɨ.ɾju.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "deteriorar" mean?
As a verb, "deteriorar" means: piorar, degenerar, pôr em condição inferior
What words are commonly confused with "deteriorar"?
"deteriorar" is commonly confused with "deteriorado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deteriorar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deteriorar" is /dɨ.tɨ.ɾju.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deteriorar" come from?
"deteriorar" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

espantalho#32,974harmonioso#33,007infindável#33,034misticismo#33,089

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

requisitar14 variantspontifício14 variantsprescrito14 variantsreabilitar14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list