bigorna
/biˈɡɔʁ.nɐ/ [biˈɡɔɦ.nɐ]
The verdict
“bigorna” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #38,601 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,601
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - peça de ferro em que se malham e amoldam metais
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bigorna |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /biˈɡɔʁ.nɐ/ [biˈɡɔɦ.nɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #38,601 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bigorna” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for bigorna is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /biˈɡɔʁ.nɐ/ [biˈɡɔɦ.nɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,601 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bigorna, with forms such as "bbigorna", "bgiorna", and "biggorna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is bigorna, spelled B-I-G-O-R-N-A.
Definition
- 1peça de ferro em que se malham e amoldam metais
- 2ossículo em forma de bigorna¹ localizado na orelha média
- 3peça de automóvel em forma de bigorna¹
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbigorna,bgiorna,biggorna,bigonra,bigoran,bigornna,bigorrna,bigrona,biogrna,ibgorna
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bigorna - 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.
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 “bigorna”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-I-G-O-R-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /biˈɡɔʁ.nɐ/ [biˈɡɔɦ.nɐ] (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.