besouro

/bɨ.ˈzow.ɾu/

//bɨ.ˈzow.ɾu// noun

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The verdict

“besouro” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,211. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,211
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - designação comum a todos os insetos coleópteros, que perfazem mais de 350.000 mil espécies descritas; distribuem-se por uma infinidade de habitat e variam em tamanho de 1 mm até 15 cm de compriment...

Corpus desk

Index PT-besouro · besouro · Portuguese

besouro · rank #25,211 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,211
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH benéfico

Nearest frequency peer: benéfico (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “besouro”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “besouro” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for besouro
PropertyValue
Headwordbesouro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɨ.ˈzow.ɾu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,211
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “besouro”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).besourocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “benéfico” (#25,209), “bimestre” (#25,213), “brasão” (#25,214). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “besouro” fica em #25,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around besouro (IPA /bɨ.ˈzow.ɾu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,211 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for besouro, with forms such as "bbesouro", "beosuro", and "besoruo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is besouro, spelled B-E-S-O-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    designação comum a todos os insetos coleópteros, que perfazem mais de 350.000 mil espécies descritas; distribuem-se por uma infinidade de habitat e variam em tamanho de 1 mm até 15 cm de comprimento; cascudo
  2. 2
    estilhaço de rebarba produzida por broca, escopro etc., ou produzido pelo percutir de martelo, malho, marreta etc
  3. 3
    semente de mamona
  4. 4
    tipo de renda
  5. 5
    o mesmo que busca-pé

This word in other languages

beetle(English)Käfer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesouro
  • beosuro
  • besoruo
  • besouor
  • besourro
  • bessouro
  • besuoro
  • bseouro
  • ebsouro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of besouro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbesouro1beosuro2besoruo2besouor2besourro1bessouro1besuoro2bseouro2
Edit distance from "besouro"

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 "besouro"?
"besouro" is spelled B-E-S-O-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bɨ.ˈzow.ɾu/.
What does "besouro" mean?
As a noun, "besouro" means: designação comum a todos os insetos coleópteros, que perfazem mais de 350.000 mil espécies descritas; distribuem-se por uma infinidade de habitat e variam em tamanho de 1 mm até 15 cm de compriment...
What are common misspellings of "besouro"?
Common misspellings include "bbesouro", "beosuro", "besoruo", "besouor", "besourro". The correct spelling is "besouro".
How do you pronounce "besouro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besouro" is /bɨ.ˈzow.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besouro" come from?
"besouro" 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 "besouro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

autista#25,201capelão#25,222zumbido#25,178viessem#25,172

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

arrepiar9 variantscercar9 variantsmataria9 variantsmestiço9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list