bicar

/bi.ˈkaɾ/

//bi.ˈkaɾ// verb

The verdict

“bicar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,348 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,348
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bater com o bico em

Corpus desk

Index PT-bicar · bicar · Portuguese

bicar · rank #85,348 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,348
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bilha

Nearest frequency peer: bilha (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “bicar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bicar
PropertyValue
Headwordbicar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bi.ˈkaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,348
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bicar” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).bicarcai 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: “bilha” (#85,350), “berílio” (#85,344), “bravata” (#85,357). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bicar” fica em #85,348. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bicar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,348 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /bi.ˈkaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bicar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is bicar, spelled B-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    bater com o bico em
  2. 2
    tocar, machucando, como se fosse um bico de ave
  3. 3
    comer um pouco de várias coisas
  4. 4
    beber em pequenos goles
  5. 5
    dar de comer as aves às suas crias, metendo-lhes a bicada no bico
  6. 6
    beijar
  7. 7
    tocar uma coisa inanimada em outra

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bicar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Além disso, Bonpland bem que gostava de bicar jabuticabas.
  2. A luz de inverno pode ser enganosa, no sentido de que a aparência quase que Mediterrânea que empresta à paisagem logo é traída no momento em que se põe o pé na rua e sente-se o frio a nos bicar a pele.

Synonyms

nicar

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 "bicar"?
"bicar" is spelled B-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bi.ˈkaɾ/.
What does "bicar" mean?
As a verb, "bicar" means: bater com o bico em
How do you pronounce "bicar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bicar" is /bi.ˈkaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bicar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bicar", 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