disso
/ˈdi.su/
The verdict
“disso” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #256 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a contraction.
- #256
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - contração da preposição de com o pronome demonstrativo isso:
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| IPA | /ˈdi.su/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #256 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “disso” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for disso is 5 letters long, classified as a contraction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdi.su/. Corpus data places it at rank #256 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for disso, with forms such as "ddisso", "diso", and "disos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "disto", "dorso", "Dio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is disso, spelled D-I-S-S-O.
Definition
- 1contração da preposição de com o pronome demonstrativo isso:
- 2contração da preposição de com o pronome demonstrativo isso:
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddisso,diso,disos,dsiso,idsso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “disso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-I-S-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdi.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “disto” - see the side-by-side comparison. disso vs disto
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.