bisonte

/bi.ˈzõ.tɨ/

//bi.ˈzõ.tɨ// noun

The verdict

“bisonte” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,803 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,803
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - grande mamífero ungulado, bovídeo (Bovidae) e ruminante do gênero Bison, com duas espécies ainda existentes, o bisonte-europeu, (Bison bonasus), e o bisonte-americano, (Bison bison

Key facts for bisonte
PropertyValue
Headwordbisonte
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bi.ˈzõ.tɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,803
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bisonte” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bisonte lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bisonte is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,803 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bi.ˈzõ.tɨ/. 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 bisonte-europeu, (Bison bonasus), e o bisonte-americano, (Bison bison".

bisonte has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is bisonte, spelled B-I-S-O-N-T-E.

Definition

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

This word in other languages

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 "bisonte"?
"bisonte" is spelled B-I-S-O-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /bi.ˈzõ.tɨ/.
What does "bisonte" mean?
As a noun, "bisonte" means: grande mamífero ungulado, bovídeo (Bovidae) e ruminante do gênero Bison, com duas espécies ainda existentes, o bisonte-europeu, (Bison bonasus), e o bisonte-americano, (Bison bison
How do you pronounce "bisonte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bisonte" is /bi.ˈzõ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bisonte" come from?
"bisonte" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bisonte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-I-S-O-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bi.ˈzõ.tɨ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list