discovery

/dɪsˈkʌ.və.ɹi/, /-ˈkʌv.ɹi/

//dɪsˈkʌ.və.ɹi/, /-ˈkʌv.ɹi// noun

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The verdict

“discovery” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,488
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-discovery · discovery · Portuguese

discovery · rank #17,488 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,488
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desfilar

Nearest frequency peer: desfilar (-6 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 “discovery”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “discovery” 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).

discovery vs discover
89% similar

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

Key facts for discovery
PropertyValue
Headworddiscovery
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪsˈkʌ.və.ɹi/, /-ˈkʌv.ɹi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,488
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “discovery”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.discoverycai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desfilar” (#17,482), “Ente” (#17,497), “decência” (#17,478). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “discovery” fica em #17,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around discovery (IPA /dɪsˈkʌ.və.ɹi/, /-ˈkʌv.ɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,488 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "descobrimento, descoberta".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for discovery, with forms such as "ddiscovery", "dicsovery", and "disccovery". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "discover", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is discovery, spelled D-I-S-C-O-V-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    descobrimento, descoberta

Antonyms

undiscovery

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiscovery
  • dicsovery
  • disccovery
  • discoevry
  • discoverry
  • discoveryy
  • discoveyr
  • discovrey
  • discovvery
  • discvoery
  • disocvery
  • disscovery
  • dsicovery
  • idscovery

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddiscovery1dicsovery2disccovery1discoevry2discoverry1discoveryy1discoveyr2discovrey2
Edit distance from "discovery"

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 "discovery"?
"discovery" is spelled D-I-S-C-O-V-E-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsˈkʌ.və.ɹi/, /-ˈkʌv.ɹi/.
What does "discovery" mean?
As a noun, "discovery" means: descobrimento, descoberta
What words are commonly confused with "discovery"?
"discovery" is commonly confused with "discover". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "discovery"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "discovery" is /dɪsˈkʌ.və.ɹi/, /-ˈkʌv.ɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "discovery" come from?
"discovery" 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 "discovery", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

champanhe#17,461idênticas#17,537imponente#17,540indignado#17,542

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

cronologia14 variantsbanqueiros14 variantsitinerante14 variantssilvestre14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list