despedaçar

/dɨʃ.pɨ.dɐ.ˈsaɾ/

//dɨʃ.pɨ.dɐ.ˈsaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“despedaçar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,422 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,422
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fazer em pedaços

Key facts for despedaçar
PropertyValue
Headworddespedaçar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʃ.pɨ.dɐ.ˈsaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “despedaçar” 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). despedaçar 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

despedaçar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,422 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨʃ.pɨ.dɐ.ˈsaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fazer em pedaços".

No generated misspelling entries exist for despedaçar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is despedaçar, spelled D-E-S-P-E-D-A-Ç-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer em pedaços

Synonyms

destroçaresbandalharesmigalharespatifarestilhaçarquebrarromper

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 "despedaçar"?
"despedaçar" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-D-A-Ç-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.pɨ.dɐ.ˈsaɾ/.
What does "despedaçar" mean?
As a verb, "despedaçar" means: fazer em pedaços
How do you pronounce "despedaçar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despedaçar" is /dɨʃ.pɨ.dɐ.ˈsaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despedaçar" come from?
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Using “despedaçar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-P-E-D-A-Ç-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨʃ.pɨ.dɐ.ˈsaɾ/ (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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list