Which to use
“despeito” and “desporto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,268
- “despeito” frequency rank
- #6,408
- “desporto” frequency rank
- 19676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despeito | desporto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ressentimento produzido por desconsideração, desfeita, humilhação ou ofensa; pesar, melindre, amuo | prática de atividade física com fins competitivos, entre indivíduos ou equipes, e sujeita a regras pré-estabelecidas |
Where the eye mixes despeito and desporto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. despeito (CVCCVVCV) and desporto (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: despeito vs desporto
A purely visual mix-up. despeito (/dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/) and desporto (/dɨʃ.ˈpoɾ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despeito is recorded at frequency rank #13,268, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/. desporto is at rank #6,408, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈpoɾ.tu/.
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 19676, this pair ranks #51,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despeito vs desporto
Shared letters: deopst. Private to "despeito": i. Private to "desporto": r.
"despeito" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "desporto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "despeito" and "desporto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "despeito" vs "desporto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "despeito" and "desporto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "despeito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desporto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despeito" and "desporto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despeito vs desperto". 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 #51,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.