dificuldade

/dɨ.fi.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/

//dɨ.fi.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“dificuldade” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,773. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,773
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade ou estado daquilo que é difícil

Corpus desk

Index PT-dificuldade · dificuldade · Portuguese

dificuldade · rank #2,773 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,773
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH cura

Nearest frequency peer: cura (-2 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 “dificuldade”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dificuldade” 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 dificuldade
PropertyValue
Headworddificuldade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.fi.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,773
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dificuldade”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).dificuldadecai 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 “cura” (#2,771), “cumprir” (#2,770), “FC” (#2,777). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dificuldade” fica em #2,773. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around dificuldade (IPA /dɨ.fi.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,773 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for dificuldade, with forms such as "ddificuldade", "dfiiculdade", and "difciuldade". 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 headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is dificuldade, spelled D-I-F-I-C-U-L-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade ou estado daquilo que é difícil
  2. 2
    situação difícil
  3. 3
    apuro, aperto, apertura
  4. 4
    obstáculo, impedimento, estorvo
  5. 5
    relutância, repugnância, aversão

Synonyms

apertume

Antonyms

facilidade

This word in other languages

difficulty(English)dificultad(Español)difficulté(Français)Schwierigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddificuldade
  • dfiiculdade
  • difciuldade
  • difficuldade
  • dificculdade
  • dificludade
  • dificudlade
  • dificuladde
  • dificuldadde
  • dificuldaed
  • dificulddade
  • dificulddae
  • dificulldade
  • difiucldade
  • diifculdade
  • idficuldade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddificuldade1dfiiculdade2difciuldade2difficuldade1dificculdade1dificludade2dificudlade2dificuladde2
Edit distance from "dificuldade"

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 "dificuldade"?
"dificuldade" is spelled D-I-F-I-C-U-L-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.fi.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "dificuldade" mean?
As a noun, "dificuldade" means: qualidade ou estado daquilo que é difícil
What are common misspellings of "dificuldade"?
Common misspellings include "ddificuldade", "dfiiculdade", "difciuldade", "difficuldade", "dificculdade". The correct spelling is "dificuldade".
How do you pronounce "dificuldade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dificuldade" is /dɨ.fi.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dificuldade" come from?
"dificuldade" 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 "dificuldade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list