# desanimar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #35,538

## Definitions
1. desencorajar, desalentar
2. tirar o ânimo a
3. acabrunhar

## Easily confused with
- **desânimo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desanimar-vs-desanimo)
- **desarmar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desanimar-vs-desarmar)
- **desativar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desanimar-vs-desativar)
- **desafiar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desafiar-vs-desanimar)
- **desanimado** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desanimado-vs-desanimar)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddesanimar`, `deasnimar`, `desainmar`, `desaniamr`, `desanimarr`, `desanimmar`, `desanimra`, `desanmiar`, `desannimar`, `desnaimar`, `dessanimar`, `dseanimar`, `edsanimar`

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