derrapar

/dɨ.Rɐ.ˈpaɾ/

//dɨ.Rɐ.ˈpaɾ// verb

The verdict

“derrapar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,976 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,976
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (veículo de rodas) escorregar, deslizar

Corpus desk

Index PT-derrapar · derrapar · Portuguese

derrapar · rank #81,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,976
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH deleção

Nearest frequency peer: deleção (-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 “derrapar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for derrapar
PropertyValue
Headwordderrapar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.Rɐ.ˈpaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “derrapar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.derraparcai 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: “deleção” (#81,972), “cronicamente” (#81,955), “criterioso” (#81,954). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “derrapar” fica em #81,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

derrapar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,976 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨ.Rɐ.ˈpaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(veículo de rodas) escorregar, deslizar".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for derrapar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is derrapar, spelled D-E-R-R-A-P-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (veículo de rodas) escorregar, deslizar

This word in other languages

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 "derrapar"?
"derrapar" is spelled D-E-R-R-A-P-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.Rɐ.ˈpaɾ/.
What does "derrapar" mean?
As a verb, "derrapar" means: (veículo de rodas) escorregar, deslizar
How do you pronounce "derrapar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "derrapar" is /dɨ.Rɐ.ˈpaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list