desbaratar

/dɨʒ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/

//dɨʒ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“desbaratar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #99,650 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,650
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desperdiçar

Corpus desk

Index PT-desbaratar · desbaratar · Portuguese

desbaratar · rank #99,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,650
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dentuço

Nearest frequency peer: dentuço (-7 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “desbaratar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “desbaratar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desbaratar
PropertyValue
Headworddesbaratar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʒ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “desbaratar” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).desbaratarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “dentuço” (#99,643), “dilacerar” (#99,672), “crust” (#99,611). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desbaratar” fica em #99,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desbaratar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #99,650 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨʒ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for desbaratar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is desbaratar, spelled D-E-S-B-A-R-A-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    desperdiçar
  2. 2
    perder
  3. 3
    arruinar
  4. 4
    estragar
  5. 5
    derrotar
  6. 6
    pôr em desordem
  7. 7
    tratar sem cuidado
  8. 8
    gastar com economia e acerto

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how desbaratar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Desbaratar riquezas.
  2. Desbaratar os inimigos.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desbaratar"?
"desbaratar" is spelled D-E-S-B-A-R-A-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʒ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "desbaratar" mean?
As a verb, "desbaratar" means: desperdiçar
How do you pronounce "desbaratar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desbaratar" is /dɨʒ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desbaratar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desbaratar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hermetismo#99,849apadrinhar#99,433liquefação#99,970transitado#99,308

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list