desamparo
Portuguese, noun/de.zɐ̃ˈpa.ɾu/
desamparo is spelled D-E-S-A-M-P-A-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 42,362nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desamparo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “abandoning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of desamparar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de desamparar”.
What does desamparo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineabandoning
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of desamparar
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 desamparar
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 desamparo
- desamparos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desamparo?
- Brazil /de.zɐ̃ˈpa.ɾu/
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.zɐ̃ˈpa.ɾu/
- Portugal /dɨ.zɐ̃ˈpa.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desamparo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desamparo in Portuguese?
desamparo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).