baubau
The verdict
“baubau” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - expressa que algo chega a um estado em que o desfecho não tem remediação
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baubau |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “baubau” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for baubau is 6 letters long, classified as an interjection. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for baubau in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is baubau, spelled B-A-U-B-A-U.
Definition
- 1expressa que algo chega a um estado em que o desfecho não tem remediação
- 2expressa que se perde algo sem que haja uma possível recuperação
Synonyms
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.
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Using “baubau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-U-B-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.