besouro
/bɨ.ˈzow.ɾu/
The verdict
“besouro” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #25,211 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,211
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | besouro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɨ.ˈzow.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #25,211 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “besouro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for besouro is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɨ.ˈzow.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,211 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1designação 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
- 2estilhaço de rebarba produzida por broca, escopro etc., ou produzido pelo percutir de martelo, malho, marreta etc
- 3semente de mamona
- 4tipo de renda
- 5o mesmo que busca-pé
This word in other languages
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.
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 “besouro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-E-S-O-U-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɨ.ˈzow.ɾu/ (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.