destroçar

/dɨʃ.tɾu.ˈsaɾ/

//dɨʃ.tɾu.ˈsaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“destroçar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,634 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,634
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

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

Key facts for destroçar
PropertyValue
Headworddestroçar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨʃ.tɾu.ˈsaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,634
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “destroçar” 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). destroçar 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

destroçar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,634 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨʃ.tɾu.ˈsaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for destroçar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is destroçar, spelled D-E-S-T-R-O-Ç-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    partir em vários pedaços
  2. 2
    transformar num destroço
  3. 3
    provocar um desgosto de amor
  4. 4
    desordenar as fileiras de um exército

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 "destroçar"?
"destroçar" is spelled D-E-S-T-R-O-Ç-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.tɾu.ˈsaɾ/.
What does "destroçar" mean?
As a verb, "destroçar" means: partir em vários pedaços
How do you pronounce "destroçar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "destroçar" is /dɨʃ.tɾu.ˈsaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "destroçar" come from?
"destroçar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “destroçar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-T-R-O-Ç-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨʃ.tɾu.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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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