bombar

verb

The verdict

“bombar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,669. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,669
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - levar bomba

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bombar vs botar
67% similar
bombar vs bombas
83% similar
bombar vs bombom
67% similar

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

Key facts for bombar
PropertyValue
Headwordbombar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,669
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bombar” 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). bombar lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bombar, averb. Corpus frequency is #21,669 among 2,073 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bombar, with forms such as "bbombar", "bmobar", and "bobmar". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "botar", "bombas", "bombom", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bombar, spelled B-O-M-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    levar bomba
  2. 2
    tornar-se popular
  3. 3
    ter grande presença de público
  4. 4
    acontecer em profusão, muito
  5. 5
    ter nota insuficiente para passar em uma dada matéria escolar
  6. 6
    ter nota insuficiente para passar, de grau escolar, no conjunto de matérias escolares

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbombar
  • bmobar
  • bobmar
  • bomabr
  • bombarr
  • bombbar
  • bombra
  • bommbar
  • obmbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bombar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbombar1bmobar2bobmar2bomabr2bombarr1bombbar1bombra2bommbar1
Edit distance from "bombar"

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 "bombar"?
"bombar" is spelled B-O-M-B-A-R.
What does "bombar" mean?
As a verb, "bombar" means: levar bomba
What words are commonly confused with "bombar"?
"bombar" is commonly confused with "botar", "bombas", "bombom". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "bombar" come from?
"bombar" 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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Using “bombar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-M-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “botar” - see the side-by-side comparison. bombar vs botar
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list