# desgastar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /deʒ.gaʃ.ˈtax/, /deʒ.gaʃ.ˈta/ · frequency rank #37,754

## Definitions
1. destruir pouco a pouco

## Easily confused with
- **desgaste** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desgastar-vs-desgaste)
- **devastar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desgastar-vs-devastar)
- **despistar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desgastar-vs-despistar)
- **desatar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desatar-vs-desgastar)
- **degustar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/degustar-vs-desgastar)
- **descartar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/descartar-vs-desgastar)
- **descascar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/descascar-vs-desgastar)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddesgastar`, `degsastar`, `desagstar`, `desgasatr`, `desgasstar`, `desgastarr`, `desgastra`, `desgasttar`, `desgatsar`, `desggastar`, `desgsatar`, `dessgastar`, `dsegastar`, `edsgastar`

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