dissílabo

/di.ˈsi.lɐ.bu/

//di.ˈsi.lɐ.bu// adj

The verdict

“dissílabo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se da palavra que tem duas sílabas

Corpus desk

Index PT-dissilabo · dissílabo · Portuguese

dissílabo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for dissílabo
PropertyValue
Headworddissílabo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/di.ˈsi.lɐ.bu/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “dissílabo” em português

dissílabonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dissílabo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /di.ˈsi.lɐ.bu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se da palavra que tem duas sílabas".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dissílabo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 dissílabo, spelled D-I-S-S-Í-L-A-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se da palavra que tem duas sílabas

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dissílabo"?
"dissílabo" is spelled D-I-S-S-Í-L-A-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /di.ˈsi.lɐ.bu/.
What does "dissílabo" mean?
As an adjective, "dissílabo" means: diz-se da palavra que tem duas sílabas
How do you pronounce "dissílabo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dissílabo" is /di.ˈsi.lɐ.bu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dissílabo" come from?
"dissílabo" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list