bambara

/bãⁿ.ˈba.ɾɐ/

//bãⁿ.ˈba.ɾɐ// adj

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The verdict

“bambara” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,957 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,957
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo ao povo bambara

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)

Where “bambara” 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). bambara lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

bambara is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,957 among 2,073 “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

Bambara(English)bambara(Español)Bambara(Français)Bambara(Deutsch)

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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Using “bambara”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-M-B-A-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bãⁿ.ˈba.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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