desferir
Portuguese, verb/des.feˈɾi(ʁ)/
desferir is spelled D-E-S-F-E-R-I-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 57,809th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desferir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to carry out a violent physical interaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “soltar a vela”.
What does desferir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to carry out a violent physical interaction
Desferi-lhe um soco.
- 2
to produce notes with a musical instrument
Desferir a guitarra.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. soltar a vela 2. emitir, lançar, soltar 3. aplicar golpe 4. mover para o alto; voar
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 desferir
- desfiro first-person present singular
- desfere present singular third-person
- desferi first-person preterite singular
- desferido participle past
- i-e alternation
- desferires infinitive second-person singular
- desferirmos first-person infinitive plural
- desferirdes infinitive plural second-person
- desferirem infinitive plural third-person
- desferindo gerund
- desferidos masculine participle past
- desferida feminine participle past
- desferidas feminine participle past
- desferes indicative present second-person
- desferimos first-person indicative plural
- desferis indicative plural present
- desferem indicative plural present
- desferia first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desferir?
- Brazil /des.feˈɾi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [des.feˈɾi(h)]
- Brazil /d͡ʒis.feˈɾi(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is desferir in Portuguese?
desferir appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).