born

/ˈboː(r)n/, /bɔə(ɹ)n/

//ˈboː(r)n/, /bɔə(ɹ)n// adj

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The verdict

“born” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,033. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,033
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nato, que tem um dom ou uma habilidade natural:

Corpus desk

Index PT-born · born · Portuguese

born · rank #15,033 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,033
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bolinho

Nearest frequency peer: bolinho (-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 “born”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “born” 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).

born vs BR
0% similar
born vs boy
50% similar
born vs box
50% similar

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

Key facts for born
PropertyValue
Headwordborn
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈboː(r)n/, /bɔə(ɹ)n/
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,033
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “born”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.borncai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bolinho” (#15,032), “bravura” (#15,034), “blogueiro” (#15,031). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “born” fica em #15,033. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around born (IPA /ˈboː(r)n/, /bɔə(ɹ)n/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,033 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nato, que tem um dom ou uma habilidade natural:".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for born, with forms such as "bborn", "bonr", and "bornn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BR", "boy", "box", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is born, spelled B-O-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nato, que tem um dom ou uma habilidade natural:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. a born killer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bborn
  • bonr
  • bornn
  • borrn
  • bron
  • obrn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bborn1bonr2bornn1borrn1bron2obrn2
Edit distance from "born"

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 "born"?
"born" is spelled B-O-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈboː(r)n/, /bɔə(ɹ)n/.
What does "born" mean?
As an adjective, "born" means: nato, que tem um dom ou uma habilidade natural:
What words are commonly confused with "born"?
"born" is commonly confused with "BR", "boy", "box". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "born"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "born" is /ˈboː(r)n/, /bɔə(ɹ)n/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "born" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

turn#14,985earl#15,095pães#14,933meet#15,160

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

cagar6 variantsaterro6 variantsaroma6 variantsóbito6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list