devassidão

/dɨ.vɐ.si.ˈdɐ̃w̃/

//dɨ.vɐ.si.ˈdɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“devassidão” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #77,073 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#77,073
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade do que é devasso

Key facts for devassidão
PropertyValue
Headworddevassidão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.vɐ.si.ˈdɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,073
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “devassidão” 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). devassidão lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for devassidão is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.vɐ.si.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #77,073 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.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for devassidão, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is devassidão, spelled D-E-V-A-S-S-I-D-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade do que é devasso
  2. 2
    libertinagem

This word in other languages

débauche(Français)

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 "devassidão"?
"devassidão" is spelled D-E-V-A-S-S-I-D-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.vɐ.si.ˈdɐ̃w̃/.
What does "devassidão" mean?
As a noun, "devassidão" means: qualidade do que é devasso
How do you pronounce "devassidão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devassidão" is /dɨ.vɐ.si.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devassidão" come from?
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Using “devassidão”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-V-A-S-S-I-D-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨ.vɐ.si.ˈdɐ̃w̃/ (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