# debruçar vs derrubar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### debruçar
*verb · frequency rank #44,298*
deitar(-se)

### derrubar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.Ru.ˈbaɾ/ · frequency rank #4,305*
abater; fazer cair; pôr abaixo; deitar por terra

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