bisturi
The verdict
“bisturi” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #36,775 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,775
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instrumento cirúrgico, usado para fazer incisões, caracterizado por possuir uma lâmina muito afiada
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bisturi |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #36,775 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bisturi” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for bisturi is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #36,775 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "instrumento cirúrgico, usado para fazer incisões, caracterizado por possuir uma lâmina muito afiada".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bisturi, with forms such as "bbisturi", "bissturi", and "bistrui". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is bisturi, spelled B-I-S-T-U-R-I.
Definition
- 1instrumento cirúrgico, usado para fazer incisões, caracterizado por possuir uma lâmina muito afiada
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbisturi,bissturi,bistrui,bistturi,bistuir,bisturri,bisutri,bitsuri,bsituri,ibsturi
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bisturi - 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 “bisturi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-I-S-T-U-R-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.