bajular

/bɐ.ʒu.ˈlaɾ/

//bɐ.ʒu.ˈlaɾ// verb

The verdict

“bajular” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,786 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,786
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ser adulador com fim interesseiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-bajular · bajular · Portuguese

bajular · rank #70,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,786
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH autonomamente

Nearest frequency peer: autonomamente (-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 “bajular”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bajular
PropertyValue
Headwordbajular
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bɐ.ʒu.ˈlaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bajular” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bajularcai 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: “autonomamente” (#70,779), “benemérito” (#70,798), “aterrador” (#70,772). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bajular” fica em #70,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bajular is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,786 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /bɐ.ʒu.ˈlaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for bajular in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bajular, spelled B-A-J-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ser adulador com fim interesseiro
  2. 2
    lisonjear de modo servil
  3. 3
    carregar nos ombros às costas volumes pesados

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 "bajular"?
"bajular" is spelled B-A-J-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.ʒu.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "bajular" mean?
As a verb, "bajular" means: ser adulador com fim interesseiro
How do you pronounce "bajular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bajular" is /bɐ.ʒu.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bajular" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list