bafômetro
The verdict
“bafômetro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,946 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,946
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 840
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aparelho medidor do nível de álcool presente no ar exalado por sopro do individuo que faz teste de alcoolemia
Corpus desk
Index PT-bafometro · bafômetro · Portuguese
bafômetro · rank #58,946 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,946
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 840
- PHOTO-FINISH barbada
Nearest frequency peer: barbada (+3 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 “bafômetro”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- arenoso
arenoso
41,081 corpus weight
- azoto
azoto
41,060 corpus weight
- bafômetro
bafômetro
41,055 corpus weight
- barbada
barbada
41,052 corpus weight
- boiada
boiada
41,041 corpus weight
- bão
bão
41,025 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “bafômetro” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bafômetro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #58,946 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “bafômetro” em português
Rare enough to double-check
bafômetro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,946 among 840 “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
- 1aparelho medidor do nível de álcool presente no ar exalado por sopro do individuo que faz teste de alcoolemia
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bafômetro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A proporção de motoristas que recusam o teste do bafômetro dobrou nos últimos quatro meses nas ruas e avenidas do Rio.
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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