bombacha

noun

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The verdict

“bombacha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,472 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,472
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vestimenta típica tradicional do Rio Grande do Sul

Key facts for bombacha
PropertyValue
Headwordbombacha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,472
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bombacha” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bombacha lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bombacha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,472 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vestimenta típica tradicional do Rio Grande do Sul".

No misspelling variants are generated for bombacha in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is bombacha, spelled B-O-M-B-A-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    vestimenta típica tradicional do Rio Grande do Sul

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 "bombacha"?
"bombacha" is spelled B-O-M-B-A-C-H-A.
What does "bombacha" mean?
As a noun, "bombacha" means: vestimenta típica tradicional do Rio Grande do Sul
What language does "bombacha" come from?
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Using “bombacha”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-M-B-A-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list