bardão

/bar.'daŋ/

//bar.'daŋ// noun

The verdict

“bardão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bardana (Arctium lappa)

Corpus desk

Index PT-bardao · bardão · Portuguese

bardão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bardão
PropertyValue
Headwordbardão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bar.'daŋ/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bardão” em português

bardãonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bardão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bar.'daŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bardana (Arctium lappa)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bardão in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists 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 bardão, spelled B-A-R-D-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    bardana (Arctium lappa)

Synonyms

amoresapegãobotõescarrapitofura-folerva-do-costadoerva-dos-amoreserva-dos-namoradoserva-dos-tinhososlabaçalampaçalhabaçapegamáspegotepegotes

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bardão"?
"bardão" is spelled B-A-R-D-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bar.'daŋ/.
What does "bardão" mean?
As a noun, "bardão" means: bardana (Arctium lappa)
How do you pronounce "bardão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bardão" is /bar.'daŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bardão" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list