boletim
/bu.lɨ.ˈtĩ/
The verdict
“boletim” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,108
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,073
- “B” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pequena publicação com notícias
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boletim |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bu.lɨ.ˈtĩ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #7,108 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boletim” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around boletim (IPA /bu.lɨ.ˈtĩ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,108 among 2,073 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for boletim, with forms such as "bboletim", "bloetim", and "boeltim". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "boleia", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is boletim, spelled B-O-L-E-T-I-M.
Definition
- 1pequena publicação com notícias
- 2relatório sobre o desempenho escolar de um aluno
- 3pequeno documento publicado com os nomes dos candidatos em uma eleição, usado por eleitores para votarem
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bboletim
- bloetim
- boeltim
- boleitm
- boletimm
- boletmi
- bolettim
- bolletim
- bolteim
- obletim
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boletim - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “boletim”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-L-E-T-I-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bu.lɨ.ˈtĩ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “boleia” - see the side-by-side comparison. boletim vs boleia
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.