bacanal
/ba.kaˈnaw/ [ba.kaˈnaʊ̯]
The verdict
“bacanal” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #64,637 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #64,637
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo ao deus romano do vinho Baco, equivalente ao grego Dionísio e sucessor do itálico Liber
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bacanal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ba.kaˈnaw/ [ba.kaˈnaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,637 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bacanal” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for bacanal is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ba.kaˈnaw/ [ba.kaˈnaʊ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,637 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 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
- 1relativo ao deus romano do vinho Baco, equivalente ao grego Dionísio e sucessor do itálico Liber
- 2que diz respeito a festejar sem regras morais e sexuais, com uso excessivo de álcool e outras substâncias embriagantes
Synonyms
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.
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Using “bacanal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-C-A-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ba.kaˈnaw/ [ba.kaˈnaʊ̯] (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.