bicheiro

[bi.ˈʃeː.ɾu], Plural: [bi.ˈʃeː.ɾuʃ]

/[bi.ˈʃeː.ɾu], Plural: [bi.ˈʃeː.ɾuʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“bicheiro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,370 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,370
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se sustenta de bichos

Corpus desk

Index PT-bicheiro · bicheiro · Portuguese

bicheiro · rank #61,370 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,370
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH barbaramente

Nearest frequency peer: barbaramente (-5 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 “bicheiro”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bicheiro
PropertyValue
Headwordbicheiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bi.ˈʃeː.ɾu], Plural: [bi.ˈʃeː.ɾuʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,370
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bicheiro” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bicheirocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “barbaramente” (#61,365), “awareness” (#61,358), “atracação” (#61,351). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bicheiro” fica em #61,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bicheiro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,370 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bi.ˈʃeː.ɾu], Plural: [bi.ˈʃeː.ɾuʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bicheiro, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is bicheiro, spelled B-I-C-H-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se sustenta de bichos
  2. 2
    que procura muito
  3. 3
    que é minucioso

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 "bicheiro"?
"bicheiro" is spelled B-I-C-H-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [bi.ˈʃeː.ɾu], Plural: [bi.ˈʃeː.ɾuʃ].
What does "bicheiro" mean?
As an adjective, "bicheiro" means: que se sustenta de bichos
How do you pronounce "bicheiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bicheiro" is [bi.ˈʃeː.ɾu], Plural: [bi.ˈʃeː.ɾuʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bicheiro" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arbitrar#61,341colapsar#61,432vacância#61,276desjejum#61,490

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list