# Braga

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,098

## Definitions
1. A surname from Portuguese.
2. A placename
3. A placename
4. A placename

## Etymology
From Portuguese Braga, Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari, whose name is thought to be from Proto-Celtic *Bracara.

## Easily confused with
- **brat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brat)
- **brig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brig)
- **bray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-bray)
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-bran)
- **brah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brah)
- **Brea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brea)
- **brain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brain)
- **brand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brand)
- **brave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brave)
- **brass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brass)
- **brake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brake)
- **bravo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-bravo)
- **brawl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brawl)
- **Braun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-braun)
- **braid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-braid)
- **Bragg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-bragg)
- **brash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brash)
- **brats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brats)
- **brant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brant)
- **brawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braga-vs-brawn)

## Common misspellings (7)
`barga`, `bbraga`, `braag`, `bragga`, `brgaa`, `brraga`, `rbaga`

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