bobó

/bɔˈbɔ/bɔˈβɔ

//bɔˈbɔ/bɔˈβɔ/ noun

The verdict

“bobó” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,092 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,092
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comida africana, usada na Bahia, e feita de uma espécie de feijão com um pouco de banana

Corpus desk

Index PT-bobo · bobó · Portuguese

bobó · rank #70,092 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,092
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH Biologie

Nearest frequency peer: Biologie (-4 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 “bobó”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bobó
PropertyValue
Headwordbobó
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɔˈbɔ/bɔˈβɔ
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,092
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bobó” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bobócai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Biologie” (#70,088), “bein” (#70,085), “caluniar” (#70,107). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bobó” fica em #70,092. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bobó is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,092 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɔˈbɔ/bɔˈβɔ. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    comida africana, usada na Bahia, e feita de uma espécie de feijão com um pouco de banana
  2. 2
    creme pouco consistente feito de mandioca, etc., cozidos e amassados com azeite-de-dendê, pimenta, sal e um pouco de camarão seco
  3. 3
    felação
  4. 4
    bobo, 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bobó"?
"bobó" is spelled B-O-B-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is /bɔˈbɔ/bɔˈβɔ.
What does "bobó" mean?
As a noun, "bobó" means: comida africana, usada na Bahia, e feita de uma espécie de feijão com um pouco de banana
How do you pronounce "bobó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bobó" is /bɔˈbɔ/bɔˈβɔ. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bobó" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bobó", 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