biópsia
/ˈbjɔ.psjɐ/
The verdict
“biópsia” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #25,567 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,567
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - retirada de material celular ou de um fragmento de tecido de um ser vivo para determinação de um diagnóstico
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biópsia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbjɔ.psjɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #25,567 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “biópsia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for biópsia is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbjɔ.psjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,567 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for biópsia, with forms such as "bbiópsia", "bipósia", and "biópisa". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is biópsia, spelled B-I-Ó-P-S-I-A.
Definition
- 1retirada de material celular ou de um fragmento de tecido de um ser vivo para determinação de um diagnóstico
- 2o seu exame histológico e histoquímico
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbiópsia,bipósia,biópisa,bióppsia,biópsai,biópssia,bióspia,bóipsia,ibópsia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of biópsia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “biópsia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-I-Ó-P-S-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbjɔ.psjɐ/ (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.