bagre

noun

The verdict

“bagre” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #42,322 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#42,322
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - designação comum dada aos peixes da ordem Siluriformes na maior parte da América do Sul

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bagre vs bar
60% similar
bagre vs Base
40% similar
bagre vs Bart
40% similar

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

Key facts for bagre
PropertyValue
Headwordbagre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,322
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bagre” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bagre lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for bagre is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #42,322 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "designação comum dada aos peixes da ordem Siluriformes na maior parte da América do Sul".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bagre, with forms such as "abgre", "bager", and "baggre". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "bar", "Base", "Bart", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bagre, spelled B-A-G-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    designação comum dada aos peixes da ordem Siluriformes na maior parte da América do Sul

Synonyms

jundiánhandiá

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abgre,bager,baggre,bagrre,barge,bbagre,bgare

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abgre2bager2baggre1bagrre1barge2bbagre1bgare2
Edit distance from "bagre"

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 "bagre"?
"bagre" is spelled B-A-G-R-E.
What does "bagre" mean?
As a noun, "bagre" means: designação comum dada aos peixes da ordem Siluriformes na maior parte da América do Sul
What words are commonly confused with "bagre"?
"bagre" is commonly confused with "bar", "Base", "Bart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "bagre" come from?
"bagre" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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.

Using “bagre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-G-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “bar” - see the side-by-side comparison. bagre vs bar
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list