Which to use
“desapontar” and “despontar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,862
- “desapontar” frequency rank
- #41,943
- “despontar” frequency rank
- 90805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desapontar | despontar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | causar desapontamento a | quebrar ou remover a ponta |
Letter map: desapontar vs despontar
Shared letters muted; letters that set desapontar and despontar apart highlighted. Shared run: 9. desapontar runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against despontar's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on desapontar vs despontar
desapontar and despontar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desapontar is recorded at frequency rank #48,862, classified as averb, pronounced /dɨ.zɐ.põ.ˈtaɾ/. despontar is at rank #41,943, tagged as averb.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 90805, this pair ranks #242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desapontar vs despontar
Shared letters: adenoprst. Private to "desapontar": -. Private to "despontar": -.
"desapontar" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "despontar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desapontar ← ddesapontar · deaspontar · desaopntar · desapnotar · desaponatr · desaponntar · desapontarr · desapontra
- despontar ← ddespontar · depsontar · desopntar · despnotar · desponatr · desponntar · despontarr · despontra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desapontar" for "despontar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "desapontar" vs "despontar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "desapontar" and "despontar".
- Full dictionary entry for "desapontar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despontar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desapontar" and "despontar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despistar vs despontar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.