baga

/ˈba.ɡɐ/

//ˈba.ɡɐ// noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“baga” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,187
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequeno fruto, geralmente arredondado, carnudo e comestível, como a camarinha e o mirtilo

Corpus desk

Index PT-baga · baga · Portuguese

baga · rank #46,187 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,187
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH banalidade

Nearest frequency peer: banalidade (+1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “baga”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “baga” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

baga vs boa
50% similar
baga vs bar
50% similar
baga vs ban
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for baga
PropertyValue
Headwordbaga
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈba.ɡɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#46,187
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “baga”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bagacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “banalidade” (#46,188), “avariado” (#46,184), “beneath” (#46,192). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “baga” fica em #46,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around baga (IPA /ˈba.ɡɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,187 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for baga, with forms such as "abga", "baag", and "bagga". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boa", "bar", "ban", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is baga, spelled B-A-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequeno fruto, geralmente arredondado, carnudo e comestível, como a camarinha e o mirtilo
  2. 2
    fruto do loureiro e do sabugueiro
  3. 3
    aquilo que tem forma de baga, como a lágrima, a gota de suor, a pérola:
  4. 4
    fruto carnoso, indeiscente, como o tomate
  5. 5
    semente de mamona
  6. 6
    caroço, semente, grainha
  7. 7
    bagaço da azeitona

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "... limpava as grossas bagas de um suor horrendo..."
  2. Quando eu chupo uva, jogo as bagas fora.

This word in other languages

berry(English)baya(Español)baie(Français)Beere(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abga
  • baag
  • bagga
  • bbaga
  • bgaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baga - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abga2baag2bagga1bbaga1bgaa2
Edit distance from "baga"

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 "baga"?
"baga" is spelled B-A-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈba.ɡɐ/.
What does "baga" mean?
As a noun, "baga" means: pequeno fruto, geralmente arredondado, carnudo e comestível, como a camarinha e o mirtilo
What words are commonly confused with "baga"?
"baga" is commonly confused with "boa", "bar", "ban". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "baga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baga" is /ˈba.ɡɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baga" come from?
"baga" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arar#46,176tifo#46,096elio#46,286fava#46,328

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Guam5 variantsfavo5 variantsquit5 variantszica5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list