borra

/ˈbɔ.Rɐ/

//ˈbɔ.Rɐ// noun

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The verdict

“borra” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #40,920) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#40,920
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chasco, ave do gênero Oenanthe

Corpus desk

Index PT-borra · borra · Portuguese

borra · rank #40,920 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,920
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bueiro

Nearest frequency peer: bueiro (+3 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “borra”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “borra” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

borra vs bota
60% similar
borra vs broa
60% similar
borra vs burro
60% similar

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

Key facts for borra
PropertyValue
Headwordborra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɔ.Rɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,920
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “borra”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bueiro” (#40,923), “bene” (#40,915), “beldade” (#40,914). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “borra” fica em #40,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for borra is neighbouring look-alikes ("bota", "broa", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈbɔ.Rɐ/. Frequency #40,920 among 840 “B” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for borra, with forms such as "bborra", "borar", and "brora". 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, "bota", "broa", "burro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is borra, spelled B-O-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    chasco, ave do gênero Oenanthe
  2. 2
    resto grosseiro da seda que não se fia
  3. 3
    resíduos em suspensão num líquido que acabam repousando, fezes do vinho, do azeite
  4. 4
    forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que porra: coisa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Como abro essa borra? Está de rosca."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bborra
  • borar
  • brora

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bborra1borar2brora2
Edit distance from "borra"

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 "borra"?
"borra" is spelled B-O-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɔ.Rɐ/.
What does "borra" mean?
As a noun, "borra" means: chasco, ave do gênero Oenanthe
What words are commonly confused with "borra"?
"borra" is commonly confused with "bota", "broa", "burro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "borra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borra" is /ˈbɔ.Rɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borra" come from?
"borra" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cárie#40,971espia#41,012turvo#40,828tordo#40,815

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list