berbequim
/bɨɾ.bɨ.ˈkĩ/
The verdict
“berbequim” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,516 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,516
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 840
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que furadeira
Corpus desk
Index PT-berbequim · berbequim · Portuguese
berbequim · rank #93,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,516
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 840
- PHOTO-FINISH bisca
Nearest frequency peer: bisca (+3 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 “berbequim”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- arrozal
arrozal
6,529 corpus weight
- assíncrono
assíncrono
6,521 corpus weight
- bandalheira
bandalheira
6,496 corpus weight
- berbequim
berbequim
6,485 corpus weight
- bisca
bisca
6,482 corpus weight
- boeira
boeira
6,477 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “berbequim” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | berbequim |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɨɾ.bɨ.ˈkĩ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,516 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “berbequim” em português
Rare enough to double-check
berbequim is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,516 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɨɾ.bɨ.ˈkĩ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o mesmo que furadeira".
Zero misspellings are on record for berbequim in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 berbequim, spelled B-E-R-B-E-Q-U-I-M.
Definition
- 1o mesmo que furadeira
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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