dilapidar
/di.lɐ.pi.ˈdaɾ/
The verdict
“dilapidar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - arruinar, estragar
Corpus desk
Index PT-dilapidar · dilapidar · Portuguese
dilapidar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dilapidar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /di.lɐ.pi.ˈdaɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “dilapidar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
dilapidar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /di.lɐ.pi.ˈdaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dilapidar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is dilapidar, spelled D-I-L-A-P-I-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1arruinar, estragar
- 2malversar, esbanjar
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.