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derrogar

Portuguese, verb/de.ʁoˈɡa(ʁ)/

derrogar is spelled D-E-R-R-O-G-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written Portuguese, the 176,436th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derrogar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to derogate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de abolir ou alterar (geralmente referindo-se a leis) de forma parcial ou algumas disposições; apresentar…”.

What does derrogar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to derogate

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

verb: 1. ato de abolir ou alterar (geralmente referindo-se a leis) de forma parcial ou algumas disposições; apresentar dispositivos contrários a uma determinada lei ou costume

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 derrogar

  • derrogo first-person present singular
  • derroguei first-person preterite singular
  • derrogado participle past
  • g-gu alternation
  • derrogares infinitive second-person singular
  • derrogarmos first-person infinitive plural
  • derrogardes infinitive plural second-person
  • derrogarem infinitive plural third-person
  • derrogando gerund
  • derrogados masculine participle past
  • derrogada feminine participle past
  • derrogadas feminine participle past
  • derrogas indicative present second-person
  • derroga indicative present singular
  • derrogamos first-person indicative plural
  • derrogais indicative plural present
  • derrogam indicative plural present
  • derrogava first-person imperfect indicative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce derrogar?

  • Brazil /de.ʁoˈɡa(ʁ)/
  • Brazil [de.hoˈɡa(h)]
  • /de.ʁoˈɡa(ɾ)/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is derrogar in Portuguese?

derrogar appears about once in every 38 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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