berma

/ˈbɛɾ.mɐ/

//ˈbɛɾ.mɐ// noun

The verdict

“berma” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,769 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,769
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caminho estreito entre a muralha e o fosso

Corpus desk

Index PT-berma · berma · Portuguese

berma · rank #57,769 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,769
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bonnet

Nearest frequency peer: bonnet (+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 “berma”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for berma
PropertyValue
Headwordberma
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɛɾ.mɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “berma” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bermacai 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: “bonnet” (#57,776), “autenticar” (#57,757), “bump” (#57,787). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “berma” fica em #57,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

berma is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,769 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɛɾ.mɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

berma has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is berma, spelled B-E-R-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    caminho estreito entre a muralha e o fosso
  2. 2
    plataforma que ladeia a pista de rodagem de uma estrada
  3. 3
    orla
  4. 4
    bermuda; short; calça até as canelas

Synonyms

acostamento

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 "berma"?
"berma" is spelled B-E-R-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɛɾ.mɐ/.
What does "berma" mean?
As a noun, "berma" means: caminho estreito entre a muralha e o fosso
How do you pronounce "berma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "berma" is /ˈbɛɾ.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "berma" come from?
"berma" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list