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bluff

Portuguese, noun/ˈblɐ.fɨ/

bluff is spelled B-L-U-F-F (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bluff is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bluff (lie intended to deceive)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “blefe”.

What does bluff mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebluff (lie intended to deceive)

  2. 2

    masculinebluff

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. blefe

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of bluff

  • blefe alternative Brazil

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce bluff?

  • Portugal /ˈblɐ.fɨ/
  • Portugal /ˈblɐf/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to bluff

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is bluff in Portuguese?

bluff appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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