dispersar

/diʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsaɾ/

//diʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“dispersar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,980. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,980
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - causar a dispersão de

Corpus desk

Index PT-dispersar · dispersar · Portuguese

dispersar · rank #23,980 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,980
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dialética

Nearest frequency peer: dialética (-4 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 “dispersar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dispersar” 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).

dispersar vs disparar
78% similar
dispersar vs dispensa
78% similar
dispersar vs despertar
78% similar

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

Key facts for dispersar
PropertyValue
Headworddispersar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/diʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,980
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dispersar”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “dialética” (#23,976), “doca” (#23,985), “dot” (#23,988). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dispersar” fica em #23,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around dispersar (IPA /diʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,980 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for dispersar, with forms such as "ddispersar", "dipsersar", and "diseprsar". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "disparar", "dispensa", "despertar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 dispersar, spelled D-I-S-P-E-R-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    causar a dispersão de
  2. 2
    espalhar
  3. 3
    pôr em debandada

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddispersar
  • dipsersar
  • diseprsar
  • disperasr
  • disperrsar
  • dispersarr
  • dispersra
  • disperssar
  • dispesrar
  • disppersar
  • dispresar
  • disspersar
  • dsipersar
  • idspersar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddispersar1dipsersar2diseprsar2disperasr2disperrsar1dispersarr1dispersra2disperssar1
Edit distance from "dispersar"

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 "dispersar"?
"dispersar" is spelled D-I-S-P-E-R-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /diʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsaɾ/.
What does "dispersar" mean?
As a verb, "dispersar" means: causar a dispersão de
What words are commonly confused with "dispersar"?
"dispersar" is commonly confused with "disparar", "dispensa", "despertar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dispersar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dispersar" is /diʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dispersar" come from?
"dispersar" 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 "dispersar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

dialética#23,976desprezar#23,971deslocado#23,968convulsão#23,951

Similar misspelling depth

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

guardanapo14 variantsinspector14 variantsministrar14 variantsmonografia14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list