bofé
The verdict
“bofé” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - francamente; por minha fé; na verdade (século XVI).
Corpus desk
Index PT-bofe · bofé · Portuguese
bofé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bofé |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “bofé” em português
Rare enough to double-check
bofé is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "francamente; por minha fé; na verdade (século XVI).".
No misspelling variants are generated for bofé in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is bofé, spelled B-O-F-É.
Definition
- 1francamente; por minha fé; na verdade (século XVI).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bofé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A mor cárrega que é: / essas moças que vendia. / Daquesta mercadoria / trago eu muita, bofé!
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.