despegar
/dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/
The verdict
“despegar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - descolar, desunir, separar
Corpus desk
Index PT-despegar · despegar · Portuguese
despegar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | despegar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “despegar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
despegar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for despegar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is despegar, spelled D-E-S-P-E-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1descolar, desunir, separar
- 2tornar (-se) indiferente ou menos afeiçoado
- 3afastar-se, retirar-se, sair de ao pé de
- 4desabituar-se, desafeiçoar-se
- 5desprender-se, cair
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how despegar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Despegou o cartaz.
Despegou-o do poste.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.