borboleta

/bor.bo.ˈletə/

//bor.bo.ˈletə// noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“borboleta” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,580. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,580
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inseto provido de quatro grandes asas, de cores geralmente vivas

Corpus desk

Index PT-borboleta · borboleta · Portuguese

borboleta · rank #8,580 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,580
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH body

Nearest frequency peer: body (-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 “borboleta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “borboleta” 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
Key facts for borboleta
PropertyValue
Headwordborboleta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bor.bo.ˈletə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,580
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “borboleta”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “body” (#8,578), “cabine” (#8,582), “cantores” (#8,585). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “borboleta” fica em #8,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around borboleta (IPA /bor.bo.ˈletə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,580 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for borboleta, with forms such as "bborboleta", "bobroleta", and "borbboleta". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is borboleta, spelled B-O-R-B-O-L-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    inseto provido de quatro grandes asas, de cores geralmente vivas
  2. 2
    aparelho giratório para contagem de pessoas, instalados em ônibus, porta de cinemas, etc.; roleta
  3. 3
    pessoa inconstante
  4. 4
    pessoa que exerce a prostituição
  5. 5
    homossexual masculino
  6. 6
    um dos quatro grandes estilos de natação (os outros três sendo: de peito, de costas e livre)
  7. 7
    um dos grupos do jogo do bicho; engloba as dezenas 13, 14, 15 e 16
  8. 8
    vulva

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Larva, casulo e borboleta - você tem exatamente isso no ser humano.
  2. Kaio Márcio, especialista no estilo borboleta, mostra com os seus últimos resultados, o mais recente a medalha de ouro conquistada ontem nos 100 m borboleta no Mundial de Piscina Curta de Xangai (25 m), que está pronto para encarar os rivais internacionais do primeiríssimo time – e em piscina olímpica.

Synonyms

torniquetevolúvelmariposa

This word in other languages

butterfly(English)mariposa(Español)papillon(Français)Schmetterling(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bborboleta
  • bobroleta
  • borbboleta
  • borbloeta
  • borboelta
  • borboleat
  • borboletta
  • borbolleta
  • borboltea
  • borobleta
  • borrboleta
  • broboleta
  • obrboleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of borboleta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bborboleta1bobroleta2borbboleta1borbloeta2borboelta2borboleat2borboletta1borbolleta1
Edit distance from "borboleta"

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 "borboleta"?
"borboleta" is spelled B-O-R-B-O-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bor.bo.ˈletə/.
What does "borboleta" mean?
As a noun, "borboleta" means: inseto provido de quatro grandes asas, de cores geralmente vivas
What are common misspellings of "borboleta"?
Common misspellings include "bborboleta", "bobroleta", "borbboleta", "borbloeta", "borboelta". The correct spelling is "borboleta".
How do you pronounce "borboleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borboleta" is /bor.bo.ˈletə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borboleta" come from?
"borboleta" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adquirido#8,567densidade#8,603dirigente#8,609solitário#8,542

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

recorrente13 variantshierarquia13 variantsmilitante13 variantsprosseguir13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list