barulheira

/bɐ.ɾu.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

//bɐ.ɾu.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“barulheira” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,163 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,163
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intenso e/ou extenso barulho; barulhada

Corpus desk

Index PT-barulheira · barulheira · Portuguese

barulheira · rank #53,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,163
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH blur

Nearest frequency peer: blur (+10 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 “barulheira”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barulheira
PropertyValue
Headwordbarulheira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɐ.ɾu.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “barulheira” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).barulheiracai 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: “blur” (#53,173), “bocaina” (#53,174), “apuro” (#53,142). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “barulheira” fica em #53,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barulheira is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,163 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɐ.ɾu.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "intenso e/ou extenso barulho; barulhada".

barulheira has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is barulheira, spelled B-A-R-U-L-H-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    intenso e/ou extenso barulho; barulhada

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 "barulheira"?
"barulheira" is spelled B-A-R-U-L-H-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.ɾu.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "barulheira" mean?
As a noun, "barulheira" means: intenso e/ou extenso barulho; barulhada
How do you pronounce "barulheira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barulheira" is /bɐ.ɾu.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barulheira" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list