bisão

/bi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/

//bi.ˈzɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“bisão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,274 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,274
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grande mamífero ungulado, bovídeo (Bovidae) e ruminante do gênero Bison, com duas espécies ainda existentes, o bisão-europeu, (Bison bonasus), e o bisão-americano, (Bison bison)

Corpus desk

Index PT-bisao · bisão · Portuguese

bisão · rank #72,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,274
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH biodisponibil…

Nearest frequency peer: biodisponibilidade (-2 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 “bisão”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “bisão” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bisão
PropertyValue
Headwordbisão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bisão” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bisãocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “biodisponibilidade” (#72,272), “binômio” (#72,271), “bor” (#72,280). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bisão” fica em #72,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bisão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,274 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "grande mamífero ungulado, bovídeo (Bovidae) e ruminante do gênero Bison, com duas espécies ainda existentes, o bisão-europeu, (Bison bonasus), e o bisão-americano, (Bison bison)".

bisão has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is bisão, spelled B-I-S-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    grande mamífero ungulado, bovídeo (Bovidae) e ruminante do gênero Bison, com duas espécies ainda existentes, o bisão-europeu, (Bison bonasus), e o bisão-americano, (Bison bison)

Synonyms

bisonte

This word in other languages

bison(Français)

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 "bisão"?
"bisão" is spelled B-I-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
What does "bisão" mean?
As a noun, "bisão" means: grande mamífero ungulado, bovídeo (Bovidae) e ruminante do gênero Bison, com duas espécies ainda existentes, o bisão-europeu, (Bison bonasus), e o bisão-americano, (Bison bison)
How do you pronounce "bisão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bisão" is /bi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bisão" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bisão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list