bluetooth

/ˈbluːtuːθ/

//ˈbluːtuːθ// noun

The verdict

“bluetooth” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,219. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,219
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - padrão de tecnologia sem fio de alcance limitado (até dez metros) usado para troca de dados e conexão entre dispositivos fixos e móveis, bem como destes com a internet, em distâncias curtas e const...

Key facts for bluetooth
PropertyValue
Headwordbluetooth
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbluːtuːθ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,219
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bluetooth” 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). bluetooth lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around bluetooth (IPA /ˈbluːtuːθ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,219 among 2,073 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "padrão de tecnologia sem fio de alcance limitado (até dez metros) usado para troca de dados e conexão entre dispositivos fixos e móveis, bem como destes com a internet, em distâncias curtas e const...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for bluetooth, with forms such as "bbluetooth", "bleutooth", and "blluetooth". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is bluetooth, spelled B-L-U-E-T-O-O-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    padrão de tecnologia sem fio de alcance limitado (até dez metros) usado para troca de dados e conexão entre dispositivos fixos e móveis, bem como destes com a internet, em distâncias curtas e construção de redes de área pessoal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbluetooth,bleutooth,blluetooth,blueototh,bluetooht,bluetoothh,bluetootth,bluetoth,bluetotoh,bluettooth,bluteooth,buletooth,lbuetooth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bluetooth - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbluetooth1bleutooth2blluetooth1blueototh2bluetooht2bluetoothh1bluetootth1bluetoth1
Edit distance from "bluetooth"

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 "bluetooth"?
"bluetooth" is spelled B-L-U-E-T-O-O-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbluːtuːθ/.
What does "bluetooth" mean?
As a noun, "bluetooth" means: padrão de tecnologia sem fio de alcance limitado (até dez metros) usado para troca de dados e conexão entre dispositivos fixos e móveis, bem como destes com a internet, em distâncias curtas e const...
What are common misspellings of "bluetooth"?
Common misspellings include "bbluetooth", "bleutooth", "blluetooth", "blueototh", "bluetooht". The correct spelling is "bluetooth".
How do you pronounce "bluetooth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bluetooth" is /ˈbluːtuːθ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bluetooth" come from?
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Using “bluetooth”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-L-U-E-T-O-O-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbluːtuːθ/ (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

Same frequency band

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