bêbedo

/ˈbe.be.du/

//ˈbe.be.du// adj

The verdict

“bêbedo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,389 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,389
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - embriagado, bêbado, alccolizado, sob efeito do álcool

Corpus desk

Index PT-bebedo · bêbedo · Portuguese

bêbedo · rank #61,389 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,389
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bicheiro

Nearest frequency peer: bicheiro (-19 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 “bêbedo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bêbedo
PropertyValue
Headwordbêbedo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈbe.be.du/
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,389
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bêbedo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bêbedocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “bicheiro” (#61,370), “cataclismo” (#61,411), “barbaramente” (#61,365). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bêbedo” fica em #61,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bêbedo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,389 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈbe.be.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bêbedo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is bêbedo, spelled B-Ê-B-E-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    embriagado, bêbado, alccolizado, sob efeito do álcool
  2. 2
    diz-se do peixe entorpecido

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 "bêbedo"?
"bêbedo" is spelled B-Ê-B-E-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbe.be.du/.
What does "bêbedo" mean?
As an adjective, "bêbedo" means: embriagado, bêbado, alccolizado, sob efeito do álcool
How do you pronounce "bêbedo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bêbedo" is /ˈbe.be.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bêbedo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list