debruçar

verb

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The verdict

“debruçar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,298. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,298
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deitar(-se)

Corpus desk

Index PT-debrucar · debruçar · Portuguese

debruçar · rank #44,298 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #44,298
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH debilidade

Nearest frequency peer: debilidade (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “debruçar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “debruçar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

debruçar vs derrubar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for debruçar
PropertyValue
Headworddebruçar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,298
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “debruçar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).debruçarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “debilidade” (#44,297), “cutting” (#44,291), “dermatologia” (#44,305). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “debruçar” fica em #44,298. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around debruçar, averb. Corpus frequency is #44,298 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for debruçar, with forms such as "dberuçar", "ddebruçar", and "debbruçar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "derrubar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is debruçar, spelled D-E-B-R-U-Ç-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deitar(-se)
  2. 2
    inclinar(-se) para frente
  3. 3
    curvar(-se) em reverência ou como demonstração de respeito
  4. 4
    dependurar-se, cair
  5. 5
    analisar, estudar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Neste ano, o tribunal também deve continuar a se debruçar sobre as ações envolvendo executores dos atos antidemocráticos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dberuçar
  • ddebruçar
  • debbruçar
  • debrruçar
  • debruaçr
  • debruçarr
  • debruçra
  • debrçuar
  • deburçar
  • derbuçar
  • edbruçar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of debruçar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dberuçar2ddebruçar1debbruçar1debrruçar1debruaçr2debruçarr1debruçra2debrçuar2
Edit distance from "debruçar"

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 "debruçar"?
"debruçar" is spelled D-E-B-R-U-Ç-A-R.
What does "debruçar" mean?
As a verb, "debruçar" means: deitar(-se)
What words are commonly confused with "debruçar"?
"debruçar" is commonly confused with "derrubar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "debruçar" come from?
"debruçar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "debruçar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list