bagre

noun

The verdict

“bagre” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,322. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,322
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - designação comum dada aos peixes da ordem Siluriformes na maior parte da América do Sul

Corpus desk

Index PT-bagre · bagre · Portuguese

bagre · rank #42,322 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,322
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH auf

Nearest frequency peer: auf (-4 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 “bagre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bagre” 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).

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bagre”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “auf” (#42,318), “beata” (#42,328), “become” (#42,330). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bagre” fica em #42,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bagre, anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,322 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dourado, pacu, lambarizinho, lambari de rabo amarelo, jundiá, bagre, cascudo e acará são algumas das espécies que podem ser vistas.

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.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list