báculo

/ˈba.ku.lu/

//ˈba.ku.lu// noun

The verdict

“báculo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bastão usado por bispos católicos

Corpus desk

Index PT-baculo · báculo · Portuguese

báculo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for báculo
PropertyValue
Headwordbáculo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈba.ku.lu/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “báculo” em português

báculonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

báculo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈba.ku.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

báculo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is báculo, spelled B-Á-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    bastão usado por bispos católicos
  2. 2
    cajado
  3. 3
    osso que sustenta o pênis em alguns mamíferos

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "báculo"?
"báculo" is spelled B-Á-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈba.ku.lu/.
What does "báculo" mean?
As a noun, "báculo" means: bastão usado por bispos católicos
How do you pronounce "báculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "báculo" is /ˈba.ku.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "báculo" come from?
"báculo" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list