barcaça

/bɐɾ.ˈka.sɐ/

//bɐɾ.ˈka.sɐ// noun

The verdict

“barcaça” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,260 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,260
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grande barca

Corpus desk

Index PT-barcaca · barcaça · Portuguese

barcaça · rank #72,260 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,260
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bago

Nearest frequency peer: bago (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “barcaça”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barcaça
PropertyValue
Headwordbarcaça
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɐɾ.ˈka.sɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,260
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “barcaça” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).barcaçacai 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: “bago” (#72,256), “binômio” (#72,271), “biodisponibilidade” (#72,272). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “barcaça” fica em #72,260. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barcaça is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,260 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɐɾ.ˈka.sɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for barcaça, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is barcaça, spelled B-A-R-C-A-Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    grande barca
  2. 2
    embarcação destinada a serviços auxiliares de navegação

Synonyms

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 "barcaça"?
"barcaça" is spelled B-A-R-C-A-Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐɾ.ˈka.sɐ/.
What does "barcaça" mean?
As a noun, "barcaça" means: grande barca
How do you pronounce "barcaça"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barcaça" is /bɐɾ.ˈka.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barcaça" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "barcaça", 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