derrotar
/dɨ.Ru.ˈtaɾ/
The verdict
“derrotar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,137. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,137
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vencer os adversários numa competição
Corpus desk
Index PT-derrotar · derrotar · Portuguese
derrotar · rank #7,137 · 10 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,137
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH denunciar
Nearest frequency peer: denunciar (-2 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.
Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “derrotar”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- delicioso
delicioso
92,868 corpus weight
- delta
delta
92,867 corpus weight
- denunciar
denunciar
92,866 corpus weight
- derrotar
derrotar
92,864 corpus weight
- diamante
diamante
92,862 corpus weight
- dificilmente
dificilmente
92,861 corpus weight
What this shows “derrotar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | derrotar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨ.Ru.ˈtaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,137 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “derrotar”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around derrotar (IPA /dɨ.Ru.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,137 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for derrotar, with forms such as "dderrotar", "derortar", and "derotar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "derrubar", "derrota", "derreter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is derrotar, spelled D-E-R-R-O-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1vencer os adversários numa competição
- 2destroçar o exército inimigo
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dderrotar
- derortar
- derotar
- derroatr
- derrotarr
- derrotra
- derrottar
- derrtoar
- drerotar
- edrrotar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of derrotar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "derrotar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).