disquete

/d͡ʒisˈkɛ.te/

//d͡ʒisˈkɛ.te// noun

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The verdict

“disquete” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,287. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,287
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - disco magnético flexível, removível do computador e usado para transportar e armazenar cópias de arquivos e programas

Corpus desk

Index PT-disquete · disquete · Portuguese

disquete · rank #37,287 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,287
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH diminutivo

Nearest frequency peer: diminutivo (-3 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 “disquete”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “disquete” 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).

disquete vs disque
75% similar

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

Key facts for disquete
PropertyValue
Headworddisquete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/d͡ʒisˈkɛ.te/
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,287
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “disquete”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).disquetecai 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 “diminutivo” (#37,284), “dominador” (#37,292), “desiludir” (#37,278). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “disquete” fica em #37,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around disquete (IPA /d͡ʒisˈkɛ.te/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,287 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "disco magnético flexível, removível do computador e usado para transportar e armazenar cópias de arquivos e programas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for disquete, with forms such as "ddisquete", "diqsuete", and "disqeute". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "disque", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is disquete, spelled D-I-S-Q-U-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    disco magnético flexível, removível do computador e usado para transportar e armazenar cópias de arquivos e programas

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisquete
  • diqsuete
  • disqeute
  • disqquete
  • disqueet
  • disquette
  • disqutee
  • dissquete
  • disuqete
  • dsiquete
  • idsquete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddisquete1diqsuete2disqeute2disqquete1disqueet2disquette1disqutee2dissquete1
Edit distance from "disquete"

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 "disquete"?
"disquete" is spelled D-I-S-Q-U-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /d͡ʒisˈkɛ.te/.
What does "disquete" mean?
As a noun, "disquete" means: disco magnético flexível, removível do computador e usado para transportar e armazenar cópias de arquivos e programas
What words are commonly confused with "disquete"?
"disquete" is commonly confused with "disque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disquete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disquete" is /d͡ʒisˈkɛ.te/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disquete" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disquete", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

coqueiro#37,253conjugar#37,249boutique#37,208assediar#37,192

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

fucking11 variantscogitação11 variantsacusador11 variantsvaselina11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list