dezessete

num

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The verdict

“dezessete” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,490
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dez mais sete

Corpus desk

Index PT-dezessete · dezessete · Portuguese

dezessete · rank #16,490 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,490
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dinamarquês

Nearest frequency peer: dinamarquês (+1 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 “dezessete”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dezessete” 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).

dezessete vs dezassete
89% similar

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

Key facts for dezessete
PropertyValue
Headworddezessete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNumeral
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,490
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dezessete”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.dezessetecai 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 “dinamarquês” (#16,491), “decomposição” (#16,486), “cívico” (#16,485). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dezessete” fica em #16,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around dezessete, anumeral. Corpus frequency is #16,490 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dezessete, with forms such as "ddezessete", "deezssete", and "dezeseste". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "dezassete", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is dezessete, spelled D-E-Z-E-S-S-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    dez mais sete
  2. 2
    aquele que, numa ordenação, ocupa o décimo sétimo lugar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hoje fiz dezessete anos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddezessete
  • deezssete
  • dezeseste
  • dezesete
  • dezesseet
  • dezessette
  • dezesstee
  • dezsesete
  • dezzessete
  • dzeessete
  • edzessete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dezessete - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddezessete1deezssete2dezeseste2dezesete1dezesseet2dezessette1dezesstee2dezsesete2
Edit distance from "dezessete"

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 "dezessete"?
"dezessete" is spelled D-E-Z-E-S-S-E-T-E.
What does "dezessete" mean?
As a numeral, "dezessete" means: dez mais sete
What words are commonly confused with "dezessete"?
"dezessete" is commonly confused with "dezassete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "dezessete" come from?
"dezessete" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list