expropriar
The verdict
“expropriar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desapossar uma propriedade, tomar um bem
Corpus desk
Index PT-expropriar · expropriar · Portuguese
expropriar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | expropriar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “expropriar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
expropriar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
expropriar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is expropriar, spelled E-X-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1desapossar uma propriedade, tomar um bem
- 2privar legalmente uma pessoa de sua propriedade
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how expropriar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Haveria exceções no respeito à propriedade individual, já que o Estado poderia expropriar empresas quando julgasse ser de 'interesse social'.
Synonyms
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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.