bacanal

/ba.kaˈnaw/ [ba.kaˈnaʊ̯]

//ba.kaˈnaw/ [ba.kaˈnaʊ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“bacanal” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,637 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,637
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo ao deus romano do vinho Baco, equivalente ao grego Dionísio e sucessor do itálico Liber

Corpus desk

Index PT-bacanal · bacanal · Portuguese

bacanal · rank #64,637 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,637
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bacamarte

Nearest frequency peer: bacamarte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “bacanal”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “bacanal” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bacanal
PropertyValue
Headwordbacanal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ba.kaˈnaw/ [ba.kaˈnaʊ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,637
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bacanal” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bacanalcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “bacamarte” (#64,636), “autóctone” (#64,633), “biju” (#64,648). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bacanal” fica em #64,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bacanal is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,637 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ba.kaˈnaw/ [ba.kaˈnaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for bacanal in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is bacanal, spelled B-A-C-A-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ao deus romano do vinho Baco, equivalente ao grego Dionísio e sucessor do itálico Liber
  2. 2
    que diz respeito a festejar sem regras morais e sexuais, com uso excessivo de álcool e outras substâncias embriagantes

Synonyms

bacânticobáquicodionisíacosaturnalcarnallicenciosoorgíacoorgiástico

Antonyms

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 "bacanal"?
"bacanal" is spelled B-A-C-A-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ba.kaˈnaw/ [ba.kaˈnaʊ̯].
What does "bacanal" mean?
As an adjective, "bacanal" means: relativo ao deus romano do vinho Baco, equivalente ao grego Dionísio e sucessor do itálico Liber
How do you pronounce "bacanal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bacanal" is /ba.kaˈnaw/ [ba.kaˈnaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bacanal" come from?
"bacanal" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bacanal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list