bafômetro

noun

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The verdict

“bafômetro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,946 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,946
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aparelho medidor do nível de álcool presente no ar exalado por sopro do individuo que faz teste de alcoolemia

Key facts for bafômetro
PropertyValue
Headwordbafômetro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bafômetro” 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). bafômetro lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bafômetro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,946 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aparelho medidor do nível de álcool presente no ar exalado por sopro do individuo que faz teste de alcoolemia".

bafômetro has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is bafômetro, spelled B-A-F-Ô-M-E-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aparelho medidor do nível de álcool presente no ar exalado por sopro do individuo que faz teste de alcoolemia

Synonyms

alcoolímetroalcoômetroetilômetro

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 "bafômetro"?
"bafômetro" is spelled B-A-F-Ô-M-E-T-R-O.
What does "bafômetro" mean?
As a noun, "bafômetro" means: aparelho medidor do nível de álcool presente no ar exalado por sopro do individuo que faz teste de alcoolemia
What language does "bafômetro" come from?
"bafômetro" 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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Using “bafômetro”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-F-Ô-M-E-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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