babau

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The verdict

“babau” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #97,436 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an interjection.

#97,436
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - expressa que algo chega a um estado em que o desfecho não tem remediação

Key facts for babau
PropertyValue
Headwordbabau
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,436
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “babau” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). babau lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for babau is 5 letters long, classified as an interjection. Corpus data places it at rank #97,436 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for babau in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is babau, spelled B-A-B-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    expressa que algo chega a um estado em que o desfecho não tem remediação
  2. 2
    expressa que se perde algo sem que haja uma possível recuperação

Synonyms

baubaubau-bauacabou-sefoi-se

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "babau"?
"babau" is spelled B-A-B-A-U.
What does "babau" mean?
As an interjection, "babau" means: expressa que algo chega a um estado em que o desfecho não tem remediação
What language does "babau" come from?
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Using “babau”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-B-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list