boçal

/bu.ˈsaɫ/

//bu.ˈsaɫ// adj

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The verdict

“boçal” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,815 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,815
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inculto; rude; grosseiro:

Corpus desk

Index PT-bocal · boçal · Portuguese

boçal · rank #70,815 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,815
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH boémia

Nearest frequency peer: boémia (+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 “boçal”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for boçal
PropertyValue
Headwordboçal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bu.ˈsaɫ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,815
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “boçal” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).boçalcai 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: “boémia” (#70,816), “burlesco” (#70,824), “calcificação” (#70,827). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “boçal” fica em #70,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boçal is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,815 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /bu.ˈsaɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for boçal, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented 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 boçal, spelled B-O-Ç-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    inculto; rude; grosseiro:
  2. 2
    relativo ao escravo que ainda não era ladino
  3. 3
    que não tem malícia; inocente; simples; natural:
  4. 4
    metido, que quer fazer-se importante
  5. 5
    caracteriza uma pessoa ou ação estúpida ou ridícula

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how boçal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "O negro ladino e crioulo olhava com desprezo o parceiro boçal, alheio à língua dos senhores."
  2. "Como é inda boçal, perde os sentidos"

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 "boçal"?
"boçal" is spelled B-O-Ç-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /bu.ˈsaɫ/.
What does "boçal" mean?
As an adjective, "boçal" means: inculto; rude; grosseiro:
How do you pronounce "boçal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boçal" is /bu.ˈsaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boçal" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

choça#70,844Cobol#70,853tally#70,634swear#70,629

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list