Bornéu

noun

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The verdict

“Bornéu” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,374
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ilha no Oceano Pacífico que é compartilhada pela Indonésia, Malásia e Brunei

Corpus desk

Index PT-borneu · Bornéu · Portuguese

Bornéu · rank #41,374 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,374
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH boon

Nearest frequency peer: boon (-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 “Bornéu”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Bornéu” 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).

Bornéu vs breu
33% similar
Bornéu vs boné
50% similar
Bornéu vs born
50% similar

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

Key facts for Bornéu
PropertyValue
HeadwordBornéu
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,374
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Bornéu”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “boon” (#41,373), “bok” (#41,372), “brook” (#41,377). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “Bornéu” fica em #41,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Bornéu, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,374 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ilha no Oceano Pacífico que é compartilhada pela Indonésia, Malásia e Brunei".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bornéu, with forms such as "bbornéu", "bonréu", and "bornnéu". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "breu", "boné", "born", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is Bornéu, spelled B-O-R-N-É-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    ilha no Oceano Pacífico que é compartilhada pela Indonésia, Malásia e Brunei

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cientistas descobriram 52 novas espécies de animais e plantas na ilha de Bornéu, no sudeste da Ásia, ao longo do último ano, informa a organização ambientalista WWF Internacional.

This word in other languages

Borneo(English)Bornéo(Français)Borneo(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbornéu
  • bonréu
  • bornnéu
  • bornué
  • borrnéu
  • borénu
  • bronéu
  • obrnéu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbornéu1bonréu2bornnéu1bornué2borrnéu1borénu2bronéu2obrnéu2
Edit distance from "Bornéu"

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 "Bornéu"?
"Bornéu" is spelled B-O-R-N-É-U.
What does "Bornéu" mean?
As a noun, "Bornéu" means: ilha no Oceano Pacífico que é compartilhada pela Indonésia, Malásia e Brunei
What words are commonly confused with "Bornéu"?
"Bornéu" is commonly confused with "breu", "boné", "born". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Bornéu" come from?
"Bornéu" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bucket#41,378belong#41,361alisar#41,330cuatro#41,423

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

clown8 variantsfivela8 variantshooker8 variantsjazida8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list