debandada
Portuguese, noun/de.bɐ̃ˈda.dɐ/
debandada is spelled D-E-B-A-N-D-A-D-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Debandada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “stampede (any sudden flight or dispersion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fuga”.
What does debandada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestampede (any sudden flight or dispersion)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fuga 2. confusão
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of debandada
- debandadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce debandada?
- Brazil /de.bɐ̃ˈda.dɐ/
- Portugal /dɨ.bɐ̃ˈda.dɐ/
- Portugal [dɨ.βɐ̃ˈda.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to debandada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is debandada in Portuguese?
debandada appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).