# detestar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /de.teʃ.ˈtaχ/, /de.teʃ.ˈta/ · frequency rank #41,446

## Definitions
1. sentir ódio por
2. aborrecer

## Easily confused with
- **devastar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/detestar-vs-devastar)
- **deletar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/deletar-vs-detestar)
- **detector** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/detector-vs-detestar)
- **detentor** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/detentor-vs-detestar)
- **degustar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/degustar-vs-detestar)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddetestar`, `deetstar`, `detesatr`, `detesstar`, `detestarr`, `detestra`, `detesttar`, `detetsar`, `detsetar`, `dettestar`, `dteestar`, `edtestar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/detestar