desobriga
Portuguese, noun/de.zoˈbɾi.ɡɐ/
desobriga is spelled D-E-S-O-B-R-I-G-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 109,086th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desobriga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a release from or settlement of a debt, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of desobrigar.
What does desobriga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea release from or settlement of a debt, etc
- 2
femininethe fulfillment of the observances of Lent
- 3
feminineact of going through the parish, ministering the sacraments
- 4
feminineconfession
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of desobriga
- desobrigas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desobriga?
- Brazil /de.zoˈbɾi.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /dɨ.zuˈbɾi.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [dɨ.zuˈβɾi.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is desobriga in Portuguese?
desobriga appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).