destoante
Portuguese, adjective/des.toˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
destoante is spelled D-E-S-T-O-A-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese, the 144,068th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Destoante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “out of tone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “capaz de destoar”.
What does destoante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineout of tone
- 2
femininemasculineimproper, inconvenient
- 3
femininemasculinethat or who does not agree; divergent
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. capaz de destoar 2. que não tem o mesmo tom; desarmônico 3. que não concorda; divergente 4. que tende a ser inconveniente; impróprio
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of destoante
- destoantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce destoante?
- Brazil /des.toˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /d͡ʒis.toˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- /deʃ.toˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is destoante in Portuguese?
destoante appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).