disenteria

/di.zẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.ɐ/

//di.zẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“disenteria” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,102 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,102
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inflamação intestinal de que resultam evacuações frequentes

Corpus desk

Index PT-disenteria · disenteria · Portuguese

disenteria · rank #52,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,102
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH discente

Nearest frequency peer: discente (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “disenteria”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for disenteria
PropertyValue
Headworddisenteria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/di.zẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.ɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “disenteria” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.disenteriacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “discente” (#52,101), “dissera” (#52,107), “destituir” (#52,095). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “disenteria” fica em #52,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

disenteria is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,102 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /di.zẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for disenteria, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is disenteria, spelled D-I-S-E-N-T-E-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    inflamação intestinal de que resultam evacuações frequentes
  2. 2
    diarreia

This word in other languages

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 "disenteria"?
"disenteria" is spelled D-I-S-E-N-T-E-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /di.zẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.ɐ/.
What does "disenteria" mean?
As a noun, "disenteria" means: inflamação intestinal de que resultam evacuações frequentes
How do you pronounce "disenteria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disenteria" is /di.zẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disenteria" come from?
"disenteria" 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 "disenteria", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list