borra

//ˈbɔ.Rɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,920

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

3

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

borra is aPortuguesenoun. It means: chasco, ave do gênero Oenanthe Pronounced /ˈbɔ.Rɐ/. Often confused with bota and broa.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of borra in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for borra is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 3 documented wrong-spelling variants for borra, with forms such as "bborra", "borar", and "brora". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bota", "broa", "burro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is borra, spelled B-O-R-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bborra,borar,brora

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for borra

Misspelling Variants of "borra"

bborra6borar5brora5
Misspelling Variants of "borra"

Frequency rank: #40,920 in Portuguese

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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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.