derrochar
Spanish, verb/deroˈt͡ʃaɾ/
derrochar is spelled D-E-R-R-O-C-H-A-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 56,127th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derrochar is a Spanish verb meaning “to waste, squander” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Gastar dinero de manera desenfrenada y sin control”.
What does derrochar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to waste, squander
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Gastar dinero de manera desenfrenada y sin control. 2. Por extensión, abusar de los servicios básicos consumiéndolos de manera irracional.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of derrochar
- derrocho first-person present singular
- derroché first-person preterite singular
- derrochado participle past
- derrochando gerund
- derrochada feminine participle past
- derrochados masculine participle past
- derrochadas feminine participle past
- derrochas indicative informal present
- derrochás indicative informal present
- derrocha indicative present singular
- derrochamos first-person indicative plural
- derrocháis indicative plural present
- derrochan indicative plural present
- derrochaba first-person imperfect indicative
- derrochabas imperfect indicative second-person
- derrochábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- derrochabais imperfect indicative plural
- derrochaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce derrochar?
- /deroˈt͡ʃaɾ/
- [d̪e.roˈt͡ʃaɾ]
- [d̪eroˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to derrochar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is derrochar in Spanish?
derrochar appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).