desconstrução
Portuguese, noun/des.kõs.tɾuˈsɐ̃w̃/
desconstrução is spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-S-T-R-U-Ç-Ã-O (13 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 26,311th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desconstrução is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “deconstruction (the act of deconstructing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de desconstruir”.
What does desconstrução mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeconstruction (the act of deconstructing)
- 2
femininedeconstruction (a philosophical theory of textual criticism)
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 desconstruir 2. teoria que propõe a análise e interpretação de uma obra condicionada pela retórica, pela polissemia e pelo pluralismo, rejeitando a ideia platônica de ideias "verdadeiras"
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 desconstrução
- desconstruções plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desconstrução?
- Brazil /des.kõs.tɾuˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [des.kõs.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /d͡ʒis.kõs.tɾuˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desconstrução
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desconstrução in Portuguese?
desconstrução appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).