boiada
/boj.ˈa.dɐ/
The verdict
“boiada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,960 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,960
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,073
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - coletivo de boi
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boiada |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /boj.ˈa.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #58,960 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boiada” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
boiada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,960 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /boj.ˈa.dɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "coletivo de boi".
Zero misspellings are on record for boiada in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is boiada, spelled B-O-I-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1coletivo de boi
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 “boiada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-I-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.