bagatela

/bɐ.ɡɐ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/

//bɐ.ɡɐ.ˈtɛ.lɐ// noun

The verdict

“bagatela” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,512 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,512
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - insignificância

Corpus desk

Index PT-bagatela · bagatela · Portuguese

bagatela · rank #71,512 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,512
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH aspereza

Nearest frequency peer: aspereza (-7 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 “bagatela”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bagatela
PropertyValue
Headwordbagatela
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɐ.ɡɐ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,512
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bagatela” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bagatelacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “aspereza” (#71,505), “bark” (#71,519), “argônio” (#71,496). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bagatela” fica em #71,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bagatela is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,512 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɐ.ɡɐ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for bagatela in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is bagatela, spelled B-A-G-A-T-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    insignificância
  2. 2
    tabuleiro do bilhar chinês

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bagatela"?
"bagatela" is spelled B-A-G-A-T-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.ɡɐ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/.
What does "bagatela" mean?
As a noun, "bagatela" means: insignificância
How do you pronounce "bagatela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bagatela" is /bɐ.ɡɐ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bagatela" come from?
"bagatela" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list