bastidor

/bɐʃ.ti.ˈdoɾ/

//bɐʃ.ti.ˈdoɾ// noun

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The verdict

“bastidor” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,555 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,555
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - espécie de caixilho, em que os bordadores pregam o estofo em que se executa o bordado

Corpus desk

Index PT-bastidor · bastidor · Portuguese

bastidor · rank #83,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,555
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH beliscão

Nearest frequency peer: beliscão (+7 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 “bastidor”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bastidor
PropertyValue
Headwordbastidor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɐʃ.ti.ˈdoɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bastidor” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bastidorcai 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: “beliscão” (#83,562), “awe” (#83,540), “atu” (#83,534). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bastidor” fica em #83,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bastidor is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,555 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɐʃ.ti.ˈdoɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bastidor, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 bastidor, spelled B-A-S-T-I-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de caixilho, em que os bordadores pregam o estofo em que se executa o bordado
  2. 2
    cada uma das decorações laterais de um palco

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 "bastidor"?
"bastidor" is spelled B-A-S-T-I-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐʃ.ti.ˈdoɾ/.
What does "bastidor" mean?
As a noun, "bastidor" means: espécie de caixilho, em que os bordadores pregam o estofo em que se executa o bordado
How do you pronounce "bastidor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bastidor" is /bɐʃ.ti.ˈdoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bastidor" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beliscão#83,562amostrar#83,503alopecia#83,494adulação#83,480

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list