diciembre

/ði.ˈsjem.bɾe/

//ði.ˈsjem.bɾe// noun

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The verdict

“diciembre” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,137 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,137
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-diciembre · diciembre · Portuguese

diciembre · rank #73,137 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,137
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desenlace

Nearest frequency peer: desenlace (-9 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “diciembre”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “diciembre” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for diciembre
PropertyValue
Headworddiciembre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ði.ˈsjem.bɾe/
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,137
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “diciembre” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).diciembrecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “desenlace” (#73,128), “descomplicar” (#73,124), “demérito” (#73,113). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “diciembre” fica em #73,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diciembre is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,137 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ði.ˈsjem.bɾe/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dezembro".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for diciembre, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is diciembre, spelled D-I-C-I-E-M-B-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    dezembro

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La piedra de diciembre es la turquesa y su flor, el narciso.

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 "diciembre"?
"diciembre" is spelled D-I-C-I-E-M-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ði.ˈsjem.bɾe/.
What does "diciembre" mean?
As a noun, "diciembre" means: dezembro
How do you pronounce "diciembre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diciembre" is /ði.ˈsjem.bɾe/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diciembre" come from?
"diciembre" 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 "diciembre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

desenlace#73,128engessado#73,168Cleopatra#73,059ionosfera#73,302

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list