desbotar

/dɨʒ.bu.ˈtaɾ/

//dɨʒ.bu.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“desbotar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #91,791 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,791
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - perder o brilho ou a vividez da cor

Key facts for desbotar
PropertyValue
Headworddesbotar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʒ.bu.ˈtaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,791
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desbotar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desbotar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desbotar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #91,791 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨʒ.bu.ˈtaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for desbotar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is desbotar, spelled D-E-S-B-O-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    perder o brilho ou a vividez da cor
  2. 2
    perder o vigor, o frescor

This word in other languages

fade(English)desvanecer(Español)faner(Français)verblassen(Deutsch)

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 "desbotar"?
"desbotar" is spelled D-E-S-B-O-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʒ.bu.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "desbotar" mean?
As a verb, "desbotar" means: perder o brilho ou a vividez da cor
How do you pronounce "desbotar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desbotar" is /dɨʒ.bu.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desbotar" come from?
"desbotar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “desbotar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-B-O-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨʒ.bu.ˈtaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list