bisturi

noun

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The verdict

“bisturi” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,775
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrumento cirúrgico, usado para fazer incisões, caracterizado por possuir uma lâmina muito afiada

Corpus desk

Index PT-bisturi · bisturi · Portuguese

bisturi · rank #36,775 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,775
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH baboseira

Nearest frequency peer: baboseira (-10 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “bisturi”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “bisturi” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bisturi
PropertyValue
Headwordbisturi
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,775
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bisturi”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bisturicai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “baboseira” (#36,765), “cabide” (#36,785), “atracar” (#36,757). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bisturi” fica em #36,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around bisturi, anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,775 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

  1. 1
    instrumento cirúrgico, usado para fazer incisões, caracterizado por possuir uma lâmina muito afiada

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how bisturi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Para o cirurgião não há diferença entre um paciente que precise de cirurgia reparadora, caso dos queimados, daquele que recorre ao bisturi por pura vaidade.

This word in other languages

scalpel(English)escalpelo(Español)scalpel(Français)Skalpell(Deutsch)

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.

bbisturi1bissturi1bistrui2bistturi1bistuir2bisturri1bisutri2bitsuri2
Edit distance from "bisturi"

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 "bisturi"?
"bisturi" is spelled B-I-S-T-U-R-I.
What does "bisturi" mean?
As a noun, "bisturi" means: instrumento cirúrgico, usado para fazer incisões, caracterizado por possuir uma lâmina muito afiada
What are common misspellings of "bisturi"?
Common misspellings include "bbisturi", "bissturi", "bistrui", "bistturi", "bistuir". The correct spelling is "bisturi".
What language does "bisturi" come from?
"bisturi" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

atracar#36,757cateter#36,794chapter#36,800delegar#36,841

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

embuste10 variantstalhada10 variantsprofano10 variantspelagem10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list