despojar

/dɨʃ.pu.ˈʒaɾ/

//dɨʃ.pu.ˈʒaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“despojar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #91,801 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,801
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - desapossar

Key facts for despojar
PropertyValue
Headworddespojar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʃ.pu.ˈʒaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,801
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “despojar” 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). despojar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

despojar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #91,801 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨʃ.pu.ˈʒaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for despojar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is despojar, spelled D-E-S-P-O-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    desapossar
  2. 2
    privar da posse de

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

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-P-O-J-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨʃ.pu.ˈʒaɾ/ (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