bombardear

/bõ.bɐɾ.ˈdjaɾ/

//bõ.bɐɾ.ˈdjaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“bombardear” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,539
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - atacar com tiros de bombarda (ARM) ou com projéteis de artilharia

Corpus desk

Index PT-bombardear · bombardear · Portuguese

bombardear · rank #22,539 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,539
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH binário

Nearest frequency peer: binário (-2 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 “bombardear”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bombardear” 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).

bombardear vs bombardeiro
82% similar

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

Key facts for bombardear
PropertyValue
Headwordbombardear
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bõ.bɐɾ.ˈdjaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,539
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bombardear”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).bombardearcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “binário” (#22,537), “bed” (#22,536), “broca” (#22,542). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bombardear” fica em #22,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around bombardear (IPA /bõ.bɐɾ.ˈdjaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,539 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for bombardear, with forms such as "bbombardear", "bmobardear", and "bobmardear". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bombardeiro", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is bombardear, spelled B-O-M-B-A-R-D-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    atacar com tiros de bombarda (ARM) ou com projéteis de artilharia
  2. 2
    arremessar quaisquer projéteis em
  3. 3
    desfechar (golpe, soco etc.) em
  4. 4
    fazer crítica acerba a
  5. 5
    assediar ou combater (com argumentos, citações, recriminações etc. contínuos e persistentes)
  6. 6
    causar prejuízo ou transtorno a; boicotar
  7. 7
    submeter (substância) à irradiação de um feixe de partículas ou fótons para nela produzir reações nucleares

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ao passar, o político foi bombardeado com ovos.
  2. Bombardeou-o de tabefes.

This word in other languages

bomb(English)bombarder(Français)bombardieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbombardear
  • bmobardear
  • bobmardear
  • bomabrdear
  • bombadrear
  • bombardaer
  • bombarddear
  • bombardearr
  • bombardera
  • bombaredar
  • bombarrdear
  • bombbardear
  • bombradear
  • bommbardear
  • obmbardear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bombardear - 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.

bbombardear1bmobardear2bobmardear2bomabrdear2bombadrear2bombardaer2bombarddear1bombardearr1
Edit distance from "bombardear"

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 "bombardear"?
"bombardear" is spelled B-O-M-B-A-R-D-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bõ.bɐɾ.ˈdjaɾ/.
What does "bombardear" mean?
As a verb, "bombardear" means: atacar com tiros de bombarda (ARM) ou com projéteis de artilharia
What words are commonly confused with "bombardear"?
"bombardear" is commonly confused with "bombardeiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bombardear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bombardear" is /bõ.bɐɾ.ˈdjaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bombardear" come from?
"bombardear" 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 "bombardear", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

destruidor15 variantsromancista15 variantsimprudente15 variantsestereótipo15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list