biografia
/bju.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/
The verdict
“biografia” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,988 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,988
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Descrição da vida de alguém. Gênero de não ficção.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biografia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bju.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #6,988 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “biografia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for biografia is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bju.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,988 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Descrição da vida de alguém. Gênero de não ficção.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for biografia, with forms such as "bbiografia", "bigorafia", and "biogarfia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is biografia, spelled B-I-O-G-R-A-F-I-A.
Definition
- 1Descrição da vida de alguém. Gênero de não ficção.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbiografia,bigorafia,biogarfia,bioggrafia,biografai,biograffia,biograifa,biogrfaia,biogrrafia,biorgafia,boigrafia,ibografia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of biografia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “biografia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-I-O-G-R-A-F-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bju.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/ (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.