degradar

//dɨ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,792

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

degradar is aPortugueseverb. It means: retirar títulos (carreiras, ofícios, trabalhos, graus etc.) de maneira humilhante; destituir Pronounced /dɨ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/. Often confused with derramar and desagradar.

Key facts for degradar
PropertyValue
Headworddegradar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,792
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of degradar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for degradar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #45,792 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for degradar, with forms such as "ddegradar", "degardar", and "deggradar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "derramar", "desagradar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is degradar, spelled D-E-G-R-A-D-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    retirar títulos (carreiras, ofícios, trabalhos, graus etc.) de maneira humilhante; destituir
  2. 2
    deixar de ter dignidade; rebaixar-se
  3. 3
    punir com exílio; banir
  4. 4
    causar destruição
  5. 5
    provocar estrago (s); deteriorar
  6. 6
    alterar as cores de maneira gradual; graduar

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddegradar,degardar,deggradar,degraadr,degradarr,degraddar,degradra,degrdaar,degrradar,dergadar,dgeradar,edgradar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for degradar

Misspelling Variants of "degradar"

ddegradar9degardar8deggradar9degraadr8degradarr9degraddar9degradra8degrdaar8
Misspelling Variants of "degradar"

Frequency rank: #45,792 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "degradar"?
"degradar" is spelled D-E-G-R-A-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/.
What does "degradar" mean?
As a verb, "degradar" means: retirar títulos (carreiras, ofícios, trabalhos, graus etc.) de maneira humilhante; destituir
What words are commonly confused with "degradar"?
"degradar" is commonly confused with "derramar", "desagradar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "degradar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "degradar" is /dɨ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "degradar" come from?
"degradar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.