degolar

/dɨ.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/

//dɨ.ɡu.ˈlaɾ// verb

The verdict

“degolar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,665 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,665
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cortar o pescoço, decapitar

Corpus desk

Index PT-degolar · degolar · Portuguese

degolar · rank #93,665 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,665
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dedutível

Nearest frequency peer: dedutível (-4 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 “degolar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for degolar
PropertyValue
Headworddegolar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “degolar” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).degolarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “dedutível” (#93,661), “darma” (#93,655), “cyan” (#93,647). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “degolar” fica em #93,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

degolar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,665 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨ.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for degolar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is degolar, spelled D-E-G-O-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    cortar o pescoço, decapitar
  2. 2
    tirar a gola, decotar
  3. 3
    destituir de cargo ou emprego

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list