bimbo
/ˈbĩ.bu/
The verdict
“bimbo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,533 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,533
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 840
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parolo
Corpus desk
Index PT-bimbo · bimbo · Portuguese
bimbo · rank #74,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,533
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 840
- PHOTO-FINISH baru
Nearest frequency peer: baru (-6 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 “bimbo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- azedar
azedar
25,480 corpus weight
- badalo
badalo
25,476 corpus weight
- baru
baru
25,474 corpus weight
- bimbo
bimbo
25,468 corpus weight
- brioche
brioche
25,460 corpus weight
- brâmane
brâmane
25,457 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “bimbo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bimbo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbĩ.bu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #74,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “bimbo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
bimbo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,533 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbĩ.bu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bimbo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is bimbo, spelled B-I-M-B-O.
Definition
- 1parolo
- 2saloio
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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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).