despromoção
Portuguese, noun/des.pɾo.moˈsɐ̃w̃/
despromoção is spelled D-E-S-P-R-O-M-O-Ç-Ã-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 82,742nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Despromoção is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “demotion (a lowering of rank or status)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does despromoção mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedemotion (a lowering of rank or status)
- 2
Portugalfemininerelegation (moving from one division to a lower one, due to poor results)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of despromoção
- despromoções plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce despromoção?
- Brazil /des.pɾo.moˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [des.pɾo.moˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /d͡ʒis.pɾo.moˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to despromoção
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is despromoção in Portuguese?
despromoção appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).