bétula

/ˈbɛ.tu.lɐ/

//ˈbɛ.tu.lɐ// noun

The verdict

“bétula” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,998 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,998
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - árvore do gênero Betula, reconhecida pela sua cortiça branca

Corpus desk

Index PT-betula · bétula · Portuguese

bétula · rank #87,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,998
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH carijó

Nearest frequency peer: carijó (+14 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 “bétula”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bétula
PropertyValue
Headwordbétula
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɛ.tu.lɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bétula” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bétulacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “carijó” (#88,012), “blasfemar” (#87,978), “chagar” (#88,026). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bétula” fica em #87,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bétula is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,998 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɛ.tu.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "árvore do gênero Betula, reconhecida pela sua cortiça branca".

Zero misspellings are on record for bétula in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 bétula, spelled B-É-T-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    árvore do gênero Betula, reconhecida pela sua cortiça branca

Synonyms

bédulo

This word in other languages

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 "bétula"?
"bétula" is spelled B-É-T-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɛ.tu.lɐ/.
What does "bétula" mean?
As a noun, "bétula" means: árvore do gênero Betula, reconhecida pela sua cortiça branca
How do you pronounce "bétula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bétula" is /ˈbɛ.tu.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bétula" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list