bambara

/bãⁿ.ˈba.ɾɐ/

//bãⁿ.ˈba.ɾɐ// adj

The verdict

“bambara” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,957 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,957
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo ao povo bambara

Corpus desk

Index PT-bambara · bambara · Portuguese

bambara · rank #87,957 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,957
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH awn

Nearest frequency peer: awn (-5 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 “bambara”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bambara
PropertyValue
Headwordbambara
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bãⁿ.ˈba.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,957
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bambara” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bambaracai 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: “awn” (#87,952), “Benedikt” (#87,968), “auta” (#87,944). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bambara” fica em #87,957. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bambara is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,957 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /bãⁿ.ˈba.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bambara, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 bambara, spelled B-A-M-B-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ao povo bambara
  2. 2
    relativo ao idioma bambara

This word in other languages

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 "bambara"?
"bambara" is spelled B-A-M-B-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bãⁿ.ˈba.ɾɐ/.
What does "bambara" mean?
As an adjective, "bambara" means: relativo ao povo bambara
How do you pronounce "bambara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bambara" is /bãⁿ.ˈba.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bambara" come from?
"bambara" 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 "bambara", 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