bafômetro

noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bafômetro
PropertyValue
Headwordbafômetro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bafômetro” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “barbada” (#58,949), “azoto” (#58,941), “boiada” (#58,960). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bafômetro” fica em #58,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how bafômetro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A proporção de motoristas que recusam o teste do bafômetro dobrou nos últimos quatro meses nas ruas e avenidas do Rio.

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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list