bobó
/bɔˈbɔ/bɔˈβɔ
The verdict
“bobó” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #70,092 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #70,092
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - comida africana, usada na Bahia, e feita de uma espécie de feijão com um pouco de banana
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bobó |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɔˈbɔ/bɔˈβɔ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #70,092 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bobó” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for bobó is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɔˈbɔ/bɔˈβɔ. Corpus data places it at rank #70,092 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bobó in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bobó, spelled B-O-B-Ó.
Definition
- 1comida africana, usada na Bahia, e feita de uma espécie de feijão com um pouco de banana
- 2creme pouco consistente feito de mandioca, etc., cozidos e amassados com azeite-de-dendê, pimenta, sal e um pouco de camarão seco
- 3felação
- 4bobo, de pouca inteligência, deficiente; que diz bobagens
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 “bobó”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-B-Ó - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɔˈbɔ/bɔˈβɔ (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
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.