detestável

/dɨ.tɨʃ.ˈta.vɛɫ/

//dɨ.tɨʃ.ˈta.vɛɫ// adj

The verdict

“detestável” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,360
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abominável, execrável

Corpus desk

Index PT-detestavel · detestável · Portuguese

detestável · rank #48,360 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,360
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH discursivo

Nearest frequency peer: discursivo (+5 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 “detestável”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “detestável” 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
Key facts for detestável
PropertyValue
Headworddetestável
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨ.tɨʃ.ˈta.vɛɫ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,360
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “detestável”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).detestávelcai 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 “discursivo” (#48,365), “descomunal” (#48,352), “dodo” (#48,368). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “detestável” fica em #48,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around detestável (IPA /dɨ.tɨʃ.ˈta.vɛɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,360 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "abominável, execrável".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for detestável, with forms such as "ddetestável", "deetstável", and "detesstável". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is detestável, spelled D-E-T-E-S-T-Á-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    abominável, execrável

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddetestável
  • deetstável
  • detesstável
  • detesttável
  • detestváel
  • detestáevl
  • detestávell
  • detestávle
  • detestávvel
  • detesátvel
  • detetsável
  • detsetável
  • dettestável
  • dteestável
  • edtestável

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddetestável1deetstável2detesstável1detesttável1detestváel2detestáevl2detestávell1detestávle2
Edit distance from "detestável"

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 "detestável"?
"detestável" is spelled D-E-T-E-S-T-Á-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.tɨʃ.ˈta.vɛɫ/.
What does "detestável" mean?
As an adjective, "detestável" means: abominável, execrável
What are common misspellings of "detestável"?
Common misspellings include "ddetestável", "deetstável", "detesstável", "detesttável", "detestváel". The correct spelling is "detestável".
How do you pronounce "detestável"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "detestável" is /dɨ.tɨʃ.ˈta.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "detestável" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list