dar uma de

phrase

The verdict

“dar uma de” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - agir (falar, posicionar-se, etc.) semelhante a outra coisa (pessoa, adjetivo, etc.) que será dito a seguir

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Index PT-dar-uma-de · dar uma de · Portuguese

dar uma de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for dar uma de
PropertyValue
Headworddar uma de
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “dar uma de” em português

dar uma defica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dar uma de is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "agir (falar, posicionar-se, etc.) semelhante a outra coisa (pessoa, adjetivo, etc.) que será dito a seguir".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dar uma de, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is dar uma de, spelled D-A-R- -U-M-A- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    agir (falar, posicionar-se, etc.) semelhante a outra coisa (pessoa, adjetivo, etc.) que será dito a seguir

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dar uma de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Brecheret, quem diria, deu uma de Hitchcock, e se retratou entre as figuras que seguem logo atrás dos líderes a cavalo.
  2. “O PMDB deu uma de macho”, disse o senador Ney Suassuna (PMDB-PB), celebrando a entrada do partido, que disputava a presidência do Congresso ...

Synonyms

bancarcomportar-se como sefazer como sefazer de contasimular

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dar uma de"?
"dar uma de" is spelled D-A-R- -U-M-A- -D-E.
What does "dar uma de" mean?
As a phrase, "dar uma de" means: agir (falar, posicionar-se, etc.) semelhante a outra coisa (pessoa, adjetivo, etc.) que será dito a seguir
What language does "dar uma de" come from?
"dar uma de" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list