desgraçar

/deʒ.ˈgɾa.sax/, /diʒ.ˈgɾa.sax/

//deʒ.ˈgɾa.sax/, /diʒ.ˈgɾa.sax// verb

The verdict

“desgraçar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,153 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,153
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - causar desgraça a

Corpus desk

Index PT-desgracar · desgraçar · Portuguese

desgraçar · rank #81,153 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,153
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desanuviar

Nearest frequency peer: desanuviar (-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 “desgraçar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desgraçar
PropertyValue
Headworddesgraçar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/deʒ.ˈgɾa.sax/, /diʒ.ˈgɾa.sax/
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,153
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “desgraçar” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “desanuviar” (#81,146), “deny” (#81,140), “dativo” (#81,133). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desgraçar” fica em #81,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desgraçar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,153 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /deʒ.ˈgɾa.sax/, /diʒ.ˈgɾa.sax/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

desgraçar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is desgraçar, spelled D-E-S-G-R-A-Ç-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    causar desgraça a
  2. 2
    tornar infeliz

This word in other languages

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 "desgraçar"?
"desgraçar" is spelled D-E-S-G-R-A-Ç-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /deʒ.ˈgɾa.sax/, /diʒ.ˈgɾa.sax/.
What does "desgraçar" mean?
As a verb, "desgraçar" means: causar desgraça a
How do you pronounce "desgraçar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desgraçar" is /deʒ.ˈgɾa.sax/, /diʒ.ˈgɾa.sax/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list