derrapagem
Portuguese, noun/de.ʁaˈpa.ʒẽj̃/
derrapagem is spelled D-E-R-R-A-P-A-G-E-M (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derrapagem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “skid (out of control sliding motion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de derrapar; derrapada, deslizamento”.
What does derrapagem mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineskid (out of control sliding motion)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de derrapar; derrapada, deslizamento
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of derrapagem
- derrapagens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce derrapagem?
- Brazil /de.ʁaˈpa.ʒẽj̃/
- Brazil [de.haˈpa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- /de.ʁaˈpa.ʒẽj̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to derrapagem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is derrapagem in Portuguese?
derrapagem appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).