destroço

/dɨʃ.ˈtɾo.su/

//dɨʃ.ˈtɾo.su// noun

The verdict

“destroço” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - estado de ruína; devastação

Corpus desk

Index PT-destroco · destroço · Portuguese

destroço · 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.

Key facts for destroço
PropertyValue
Headworddestroço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨʃ.ˈtɾo.su/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “destroço” em português

destroçonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

destroço is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɨʃ.ˈtɾo.su/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

destroço doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is destroço, spelled D-E-S-T-R-O-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado de ruína; devastação
  2. 2
    ato ou efeito de destroçar; desbaratamento, derrota, destruição
  3. 3
    o que sobrou desse ato (mais usado no plural)
  4. 4
    colheita da colmeia

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "destroço"?
"destroço" is spelled D-E-S-T-R-O-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨʃ.ˈtɾo.su/.
What does "destroço" mean?
As a noun, "destroço" means: estado de ruína; devastação
How do you pronounce "destroço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "destroço" is /dɨʃ.ˈtɾo.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "destroço" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list