diapasão

/djɐ.pɐ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/

//djɐ.pɐ.ˈzɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“diapasão” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #47,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,302
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrumento metálico usado como referência para afinar instrumentos musicais, também usado para avaliação auditiva

Corpus desk

Index PT-diapasao · diapasão · Portuguese

diapasão · rank #47,302 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,302
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH devi

Nearest frequency peer: devi (-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 “diapasão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “diapasão” 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 diapasão
PropertyValue
Headworddiapasão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/djɐ.pɐ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,302
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “diapasão”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.diapasãocai 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 “devi” (#47,301), “devastar” (#47,300), “destilaria” (#47,298). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “diapasão” fica em #47,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around diapasão (IPA /djɐ.pɐ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,302 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for diapasão, with forms such as "daipasão", "ddiapasão", and "diaapsão". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is diapasão, spelled D-I-A-P-A-S-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento metálico usado como referência para afinar instrumentos musicais, também usado para avaliação auditiva
  2. 2
    consonância, harmonia

Synonyms

afinador

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • daipasão
  • ddiapasão
  • diaapsão
  • diapasoã
  • diapassão
  • diapaãso
  • diappasão
  • diapsaão
  • dipaasão
  • idapasão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diapasão - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

daipasão2ddiapasão1diaapsão2diapasoã2diapassão1diapaãso2diappasão1diapsaão2
Edit distance from "diapasão"

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 "diapasão"?
"diapasão" is spelled D-I-A-P-A-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /djɐ.pɐ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
What does "diapasão" mean?
As a noun, "diapasão" means: instrumento metálico usado como referência para afinar instrumentos musicais, também usado para avaliação auditiva
What are common misspellings of "diapasão"?
Common misspellings include "daipasão", "ddiapasão", "diaapsão", "diapasoã", "diapassão". The correct spelling is "diapasão".
How do you pronounce "diapasão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diapasão" is /djɐ.pɐ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diapasão" come from?
"diapasão" 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 "diapasão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

devastar#47,300escusado#47,339festança#47,359garrafão#47,377

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

dissuasão10 variantsdespido10 variantsfuligem10 variantsbasebol10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list