boro
/ˈbɔ.ɾu/
The verdict
“boro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,730 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,730
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,073
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo B, possui o número atômico 5 e massa atômica relativa 11 u; é encontrado associado com outros minérios; é um semimetal ou metaloide; é utilizado como antisséptico, deter...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɔ.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #53,730 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
boro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,730 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɔ.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elemento químico de símbolo B, possui o número atômico 5 e massa atômica relativa 11 u; é encontrado associado com outros minérios; é um semimetal ou metaloide; é utilizado como antisséptico, deter...".
boro has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is boro, spelled B-O-R-O.
Definition
- 1elemento químico de símbolo B, possui o número atômico 5 e massa atômica relativa 11 u; é encontrado associado com outros minérios; é um semimetal ou metaloide; é utilizado como antisséptico, detergente e na produção de vidros resistentes ao calor
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “boro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɔ.ɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.