# derrotar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /dɨ.Ru.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #7,137

## Definitions
1. vencer os adversários numa competição
2. destroçar o exército inimigo

## Easily confused with
- **derrubar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/derrotar-vs-derrubar)
- **derrota** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/derrota-vs-derrotar)
- **derreter** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/derreter-vs-derrotar)
- **derramar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/derramar-vs-derrotar)
- **decretar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/decretar-vs-derrotar)
- **derrotado** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/derrotado-vs-derrotar)
- **defrontar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/defrontar-vs-derrotar)

## Common misspellings (10)
`dderrotar`, `derortar`, `derotar`, `derroatr`, `derrotarr`, `derrotra`, `derrottar`, `derrtoar`, `drerotar`, `edrrotar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/derrotar