decapitar

/dɨ.kɐ.pi.ˈtaɾ/

//dɨ.kɐ.pi.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“decapitar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,252 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,252
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cortar a cabeça, degolar:

Corpus desk

Index PT-decapitar · decapitar · Portuguese

decapitar · rank #60,252 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,252
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH deferido

Nearest frequency peer: deferido (+3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “decapitar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “decapitar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for decapitar
PropertyValue
Headworddecapitar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.kɐ.pi.ˈtaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,252
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “decapitar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.decapitarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “deferido” (#60,255), “crisp” (#60,244), “cozedura” (#60,242). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “decapitar” fica em #60,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

decapitar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,252 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨ.kɐ.pi.ˈtaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for decapitar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is decapitar, spelled D-E-C-A-P-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    cortar a cabeça, degolar:
  2. 2
    deixar sem a parte pensante, sem comando:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A guilhotina decapitou Maria Antonieta.
  2. A polícia decapitou o perigoso bando.

This word in other languages

decapitate(English)decapitar(Español)

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 "decapitar"?
"decapitar" is spelled D-E-C-A-P-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.kɐ.pi.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "decapitar" mean?
As a verb, "decapitar" means: cortar a cabeça, degolar:
How do you pronounce "decapitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decapitar" is /dɨ.kɐ.pi.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decapitar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list