bomba

/ˈbõŋ.ba/

//ˈbõŋ.ba// noun

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The verdict

“bomba” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,356
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - artefato explosivo usado como arma, empregado em guerras contra alvos militares ou civis, que pode ser lançado ou plantado:

Corpus desk

Index PT-bomba · bomba · Portuguese

bomba · rank #2,356 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,356
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH barra

Nearest frequency peer: barra (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “bomba”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “bomba” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bomba vs bota
60% similar
bomba vs bora
60% similar
bomba vs borda
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bomba
PropertyValue
Headwordbomba
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbõŋ.ba/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,356
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bomba”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bombacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “barra” (#2,355), “aviso” (#2,354), “ausência” (#2,353). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bomba” fica em #2,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bomba (IPA /ˈbõŋ.ba/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,356 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bomba, with forms such as "bbomba", "bmoba", and "bobma". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bota", "bora", "borda", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is bomba, spelled B-O-M-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    artefato explosivo usado como arma, empregado em guerras contra alvos militares ou civis, que pode ser lançado ou plantado:
  2. 2
    engenho pirotécnico composto de pólvora e estopim
  3. 3
    aparelho usado para sugar ou impelir fluidos:
  4. 4
    máquina empregada na extração de leite materno
  5. 5
    dispositivo usado para inflar (especialmente pneus ou bolas):
  6. 6
    canudo utilizado para tomar chimarrão, geralmente feito de madeira ou metal, achatado em sua extremidade inferior e cheio de pequenos furos que coam a erva-mate, permitindo a sucção apenas do líquido
  7. 7
    disco destinado a amortecer o choque entre vagões de comboio/trem
  8. 8
    vão ocupado pela escada principal da casa, compreendido entre o primeiro piso e a claraboia
  9. 9
    alçapão de estábulo pelo qual despeja-se palha nos cochos
  10. 10
    guloseima de massa cozida com recheio de chocolate ou creme
  11. 11
    chute forte:
  12. 12
    situação complicada
  13. 13
    acontecimento inesperado, surpreendente ou que causa grande repercussão:
  14. 14
    algo de péssima qualidade:
  15. 15
    nota baixa obtida em uma avaliação:
  16. 16
    repetição de ano escolar
  17. 17
    anabolizante usado para estimular o desenvolvimento dos músculos

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Os alemães usaram as bombas V2 sobre Londres.
  2. A bomba d'água está seca.

Synonyms

explosivopetardobombilhaeclerpetardocomplicaçãoproblemaabacaxipepino

This word in other languages

bomb(English)bomba(Español)bombe(Français)Bombe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbomba
  • bmoba
  • bobma
  • bomab
  • bombba
  • bommba
  • obmba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bomba - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbomba1bmoba2bobma2bomab2bombba1bommba1obmba2
Edit distance from "bomba"

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 "bomba"?
"bomba" is spelled B-O-M-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbõŋ.ba/.
What does "bomba" mean?
As a noun, "bomba" means: artefato explosivo usado como arma, empregado em guerras contra alvos militares ou civis, que pode ser lançado ou plantado:
What words are commonly confused with "bomba"?
"bomba" is commonly confused with "bota", "bora", "borda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bomba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bomba" is /ˈbõŋ.ba/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bomba" come from?
"bomba" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

barra#2,355aviso#2,354anual#2,350conto#2,366

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

alemão7 variantsvírus7 variantsvotar7 variantsponta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list