bigode

/biˈgɔdʒi/

//biˈgɔdʒi// noun

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The verdict

“bigode” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,217. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,217
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conjunto de pelos faciais humanos localizados entre o nariz e o lábio superior

Corpus desk

Index PT-bigode · bigode · Portuguese

bigode · rank #11,217 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,217
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH cabra

Nearest frequency peer: cabra (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “bigode”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bigode” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bigode vs bode
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bigode
PropertyValue
Headwordbigode
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/biˈgɔdʒi/
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,217
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bigode”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bigodecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cabra” (#11,222), “ask” (#11,211), “cal” (#11,223). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bigode” fica em #11,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bigode (IPA /biˈgɔdʒi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,217 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bigode, with forms such as "bbigode", "bgiode", and "bigdoe". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bode", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bigode, spelled B-I-G-O-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    conjunto de pelos faciais humanos localizados entre o nariz e o lábio superior
  2. 2
    trapaça, enganação, logro

This word in other languages

moustache(English)bigote(Español)moustache(Français)Schnurrbart(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbigode
  • bgiode
  • bigdoe
  • biggode
  • bigodde
  • bigoed
  • biogde
  • ibgode

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bigode - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbigode1bgiode2bigdoe2biggode1bigodde1bigoed2biogde2ibgode2
Edit distance from "bigode"

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 "bigode"?
"bigode" is spelled B-I-G-O-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /biˈgɔdʒi/.
What does "bigode" mean?
As a noun, "bigode" means: conjunto de pelos faciais humanos localizados entre o nariz e o lábio superior
What words are commonly confused with "bigode"?
"bigode" is commonly confused with "bode". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bigode"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bigode" is /biˈgɔdʒi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bigode" come from?
"bigode" 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 "bigode", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

checar#11,227acorde#11,201ferrar#11,270gostos#11,279

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

alergia8 variantsreview8 variantsrelevo8 variantspureza8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list