boboca

/bo.ˈbɔ.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)

//bo.ˈbɔ.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)/ adj

The verdict

“boboca” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,390 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,390
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que diz ou que faz tolices

Corpus desk

Index PT-boboca · boboca · Portuguese

boboca · rank #69,390 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,390
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH borin

Nearest frequency peer: borin (+1 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 “boboca”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for boboca
PropertyValue
Headwordboboca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bo.ˈbɔ.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,390
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “boboca” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).bobocacai 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: “borin” (#69,391), “biela” (#69,384), “cabecear” (#69,398). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “boboca” fica em #69,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boboca is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,390 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /bo.ˈbɔ.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for boboca in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is boboca, spelled B-O-B-O-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que diz ou que faz tolices
  2. 2
    possuinte de caráter simplório

Synonyms

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 "boboca"?
"boboca" is spelled B-O-B-O-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bo.ˈbɔ.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
What does "boboca" mean?
As an adjective, "boboca" means: que diz ou que faz tolices
How do you pronounce "boboca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boboca" is /bo.ˈbɔ.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list