babuíno

/bɐ.ˈbwi.nu/

//bɐ.ˈbwi.nu// noun

The verdict

“babuíno” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #69,371 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#69,371
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - antropoide cercopitecídeo do gênero Papio e afins, caracterizados pelo focinho pontudo, caninos grandes, bochechas volumosas e calosidades nas nádegas.

Key facts for babuíno
PropertyValue
Headwordbabuíno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɐ.ˈbwi.nu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “babuíno” 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). babuíno 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 babuíno is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɐ.ˈbwi.nu/. Corpus data places it at rank #69,371 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "antropoide cercopitecídeo do gênero Papio e afins, caracterizados pelo focinho pontudo, caninos grandes, bochechas volumosas e calosidades nas nádegas.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for babuíno in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is babuíno, spelled B-A-B-U-Í-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    antropoide cercopitecídeo do gênero Papio e afins, caracterizados pelo focinho pontudo, caninos grandes, bochechas volumosas e calosidades nas nádegas.

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 "babuíno"?
"babuíno" is spelled B-A-B-U-Í-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.ˈbwi.nu/.
What does "babuíno" mean?
As a noun, "babuíno" means: antropoide cercopitecídeo do gênero Papio e afins, caracterizados pelo focinho pontudo, caninos grandes, bochechas volumosas e calosidades nas nádegas.
How do you pronounce "babuíno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "babuíno" is /bɐ.ˈbwi.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "babuíno" come from?
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Using “babuíno”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-B-U-Í-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bɐ.ˈbwi.nu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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