debulhar

/dɨ.bu.ˈʎaɾ/

//dɨ.bu.ˈʎaɾ// verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tirar ou separar os grãos, os bagos ou as sementes de (cereal, fruta, legume); esbagoar

Corpus desk

Index PT-debulhar · debulhar · Portuguese

debulhar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 debulhar
PropertyValue
Headworddebulhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.bu.ˈʎaɾ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “debulhar” em português

debulharnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Rare enough to double-check

debulhar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨ.bu.ˈʎaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for debulhar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is debulhar, spelled D-E-B-U-L-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tirar ou separar os grãos, os bagos ou as sementes de (cereal, fruta, legume); esbagoar
  2. 2
    retirar a casca de (cereal, fruta, legume)
  3. 3
    (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) mover por entre os dedos (contas de terço), acompanhando as orações próprias; rezar (terço ou rosário)
  4. 4
    deixar cair os grãos ou os bagos
  5. 5
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) desfazer-se em; desmanchar-se

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. debulhar o milho
  2. debulhar um mamão, uma abóbora

Synonyms

pindocar

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 "debulhar"?
"debulhar" is spelled D-E-B-U-L-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.bu.ˈʎaɾ/.
What does "debulhar" mean?
As a verb, "debulhar" means: tirar ou separar os grãos, os bagos ou as sementes de (cereal, fruta, legume); esbagoar
How do you pronounce "debulhar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "debulhar" is /dɨ.bu.ˈʎaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "debulhar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list