blew

/bl(j)uː/

//bl(j)uː// verb

The verdict

“blew” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,487 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,487
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - particípio passado do verbo blow

Corpus desk

Index PT-blew · blew · Portuguese

blew · rank #98,487 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,487
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bouça

Nearest frequency peer: bouça (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “blew”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for blew
PropertyValue
Headwordblew
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bl(j)uː/
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,487
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “blew” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).blewcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “bouça” (#98,497), “bananinha” (#98,461), “cardinalício” (#98,526). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “blew” fica em #98,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blew is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,487 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /bl(j)uː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "particípio passado do verbo blow".

No generated misspelling entries exist for blew in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is blew, spelled B-L-E-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    particípio passado do verbo blow

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 "blew"?
"blew" is spelled B-L-E-W. The IPA pronunciation is /bl(j)uː/.
What does "blew" mean?
As a verb, "blew" means: particípio passado do verbo blow
How do you pronounce "blew"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blew" is /bl(j)uː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blew" come from?
"blew" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list