borra
/ˈbɔ.Rɐ/
The verdict
“borra” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #40,920 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,920
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 3
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - chasco, ave do gênero Oenanthe
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | borra |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɔ.Rɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #40,920 |
| Misspellings tracked | 3 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “borra” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for borra is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɔ.Rɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #40,920 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1chasco, ave do gênero Oenanthe
- 2resto grosseiro da seda que não se fia
- 3resíduos em suspensão num líquido que acabam repousando, fezes do vinho, do azeite
- 4forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que porra: coisa
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.
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 “borra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-R-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɔ.Rɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bota” - see the side-by-side comparison. borra vs bota
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.