disputar

/diʃ.pu.ˈtaɾ/

//diʃ.pu.ˈtaɾ// verb

The verdict

“disputar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,642
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lutar por algo

Corpus desk

Index PT-disputar · disputar · Portuguese

disputar · rank #6,642 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,642
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dividida

Nearest frequency peer: dividida (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “disputar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “disputar” 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).

disputar vs disputa
88% similar
disputar vs discutir
75% similar
disputar vs disparar
75% similar

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

Key facts for disputar
PropertyValue
Headworddisputar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/diʃ.pu.ˈtaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,642
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “disputar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).disputarcai 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 “dividida” (#6,643), “dominar” (#6,644), “discriminação” (#6,639). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “disputar” fica em #6,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around disputar (IPA /diʃ.pu.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,642 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for disputar, with forms such as "ddisputar", "dipsutar", and "dispputar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "disputa", "discutir", "disparar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is disputar, spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    lutar por algo
  2. 2
    concorrer (a uma vaga, por exemplo)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. E também não foram convocados para integrar a equipe que vai disputar os Jogos Olimpícos em Pequim, a partir de agosto.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisputar
  • dipsutar
  • dispputar
  • disptuar
  • dispuatr
  • disputarr
  • disputra
  • disputtar
  • dissputar
  • disuptar
  • dsiputar
  • idsputar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disputar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddisputar1dipsutar2dispputar1disptuar2dispuatr2disputarr1disputra2disputtar1
Edit distance from "disputar"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list