desovar

/dɨ.zɔ.ˈvaɾ/

//dɨ.zɔ.ˈvaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“desovar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,654 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,654
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pôr ovos (falando-se especialmente dos peixes)

Key facts for desovar
PropertyValue
Headworddesovar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.zɔ.ˈvaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desovar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desovar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desovar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,654 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨ.zɔ.ˈvaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

desovar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is desovar, spelled D-E-S-O-V-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr ovos (falando-se especialmente dos peixes)
  2. 2
    parir
  3. 3
    esconder ou deixar corpo de pessoa morta, geralmente assassinada

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 "desovar"?
"desovar" is spelled D-E-S-O-V-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.zɔ.ˈvaɾ/.
What does "desovar" mean?
As a verb, "desovar" means: pôr ovos (falando-se especialmente dos peixes)
How do you pronounce "desovar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desovar" is /dɨ.zɔ.ˈvaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desovar" come from?
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Using “desovar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-O-V-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨ.zɔ.ˈvaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list