debelar

/dɨ.bɨ.ˈlaɾ/

//dɨ.bɨ.ˈlaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“debelar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #75,454 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#75,454
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - obter a vitória numa luta armada

Key facts for debelar
PropertyValue
Headworddebelar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.bɨ.ˈlaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,454
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “debelar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). debelar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for debelar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.bɨ.ˈlaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #75,454 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for debelar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is debelar, spelled D-E-B-E-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    obter a vitória numa luta armada
  2. 2
    vencer, sujeitar, dominar
  3. 3
    cessar o efeito ou o poder, geralmente maléfico, de alguma coisa
  4. 4
    reprimir, refrear

Synonyms

abafarcurardominarerradicarjugularreprimirsubjugarsufocarvencer

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "debelar"?
"debelar" is spelled D-E-B-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.bɨ.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "debelar" mean?
As a verb, "debelar" means: obter a vitória numa luta armada
How do you pronounce "debelar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "debelar" is /dɨ.bɨ.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "debelar" come from?
"debelar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “debelar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-B-E-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨ.bɨ.ˈlaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list