bagaça

/ba.ˈga.sɐ/

//ba.ˈga.sɐ// noun

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The verdict

“bagaça” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,076 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,076
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta do gênero Bagassa da família das moráceas

Corpus desk

Index PT-bagaca · bagaça · Portuguese

bagaça · rank #70,076 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,076
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bein

Nearest frequency peer: bein (+9 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 “bagaça”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bagaça
PropertyValue
Headwordbagaça
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ba.ˈga.sɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,076
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bagaça” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bagaçacai 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: “bein” (#70,085), “Biologie” (#70,088), “bobó” (#70,092). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bagaça” fica em #70,076. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bagaça is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,076 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ba.ˈga.sɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for bagaça in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is bagaça, spelled B-A-G-A-Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta do gênero Bagassa da família das moráceas
  2. 2
    coisa
  3. 3
    mulher de má nota

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Você pegou essa Ferrari ontem e está dirigindo feito louco comigo dentro? Não, para aí que eu vou dirigir essa bagaça ou nós não chegaremos inteiros.

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 "bagaça"?
"bagaça" is spelled B-A-G-A-Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ba.ˈga.sɐ/.
What does "bagaça" mean?
As a noun, "bagaça" means: planta do gênero Bagassa da família das moráceas
How do you pronounce "bagaça"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bagaça" is /ba.ˈga.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cinzel#70,130cárter#70,174cónego#70,176troops#69,946

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list