because
/bɪ.ˈkɔz/, /bɪ.ˈkʌz/
The verdict
“because” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #22,230 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a conjunction.
- #22,230
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - porque
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | because |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | /bɪ.ˈkɔz/, /bɪ.ˈkʌz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #22,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “because” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for because is 7 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɪ.ˈkɔz/, /bɪ.ˈkʌz/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,230 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "porque".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for because, with forms such as "bbecause", "bceause", and "beacuse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is because, spelled B-E-C-A-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1porque
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbecause,bceause,beacuse,becasue,becaues,becausse,beccause,becuase,ebcause
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of because - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “because”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-E-C-A-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɪ.ˈkɔz/, /bɪ.ˈkʌz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.