bagagem

//bɐ.ˈɡa.ʒɐ̃j̃// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,293

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

bagagem is aPortuguesenoun. It means: objetos que os viajantes levam para seu uso, em pacotes, malas, caixas ou baús Pronounced /bɐ.ˈɡa.ʒɐ̃j̃/. It ranks #8,293 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with bobagem and barragem.

Key facts for bagagem
PropertyValue
Headwordbagagem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɐ.ˈɡa.ʒɐ̃j̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,293
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bagagem in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for bagagem is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɐ.ˈɡa.ʒɐ̃j̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,293 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for bagagem, with forms such as "abgagem", "baaggem", and "bagaegm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bobagem", "barragem", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is bagagem, spelled B-A-G-A-G-E-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    objetos que os viajantes levam para seu uso, em pacotes, malas, caixas ou baús
  2. 2
    fardeta
  3. 3
    equipagem
  4. 4
    conjunto de obras de um escritor
  5. 5
    empecilho

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abgagem,baaggem,bagaegm,bagagemm,bagaggem,bagagme,baggaem,baggagem,bbagagem,bgaagem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bagagem

Misspelling Variants of "bagagem"

abgagem7baaggem7bagaegm7bagagemm8bagaggem8bagagme7baggaem7baggagem8
Misspelling Variants of "bagagem"

Frequency rank: #8,293 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bagagem"?
"bagagem" is spelled B-A-G-A-G-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.ˈɡa.ʒɐ̃j̃/.
What does "bagagem" mean?
As a noun, "bagagem" means: objetos que os viajantes levam para seu uso, em pacotes, malas, caixas ou baús
What words are commonly confused with "bagagem"?
"bagagem" is commonly confused with "bobagem", "barragem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bagagem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bagagem" is /bɐ.ˈɡa.ʒɐ̃j̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bagagem" come from?
"bagagem" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.