borralheiro
The verdict
“borralheiro” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que gosta ou costuma ficar na cozinha, junto ao borralho
Corpus desk
Index PT-borralheiro · borralheiro · Portuguese
borralheiro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | borralheiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “borralheiro” em português
Rare enough to double-check
borralheiro is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for borralheiro in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is borralheiro, spelled B-O-R-R-A-L-H-E-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1que gosta ou costuma ficar na cozinha, junto ao borralho
- 2sujo de cinzas, borralho
- 3que não gosta de sair de casa; caseiro
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how borralheiro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
gata borralheira
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.