dissimular

/di.si.mu.ˈlaχ/

//di.si.mu.ˈlaχ// verb

The verdict

“dissimular” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,418 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,418
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - disfarçar, fingir

Corpus desk

Index PT-dissimular · dissimular · Portuguese

dissimular · rank #67,418 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,418
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH divinal

Nearest frequency peer: divinal (+2 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 “dissimular”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dissimular
PropertyValue
Headworddissimular
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/di.si.mu.ˈlaχ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “dissimular” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).dissimularcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “divinal” (#67,420), “dost” (#67,425), “desassossego” (#67,401). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dissimular” fica em #67,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dissimular is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,418 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /di.si.mu.ˈlaχ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for dissimular in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is dissimular, spelled D-I-S-S-I-M-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    disfarçar, fingir
  2. 2
    encobrir a verdade

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 "dissimular"?
"dissimular" is spelled D-I-S-S-I-M-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /di.si.mu.ˈlaχ/.
What does "dissimular" mean?
As a verb, "dissimular" means: disfarçar, fingir
How do you pronounce "dissimular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dissimular" is /di.si.mu.ˈlaχ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dissimular" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dissimular", 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