borrão

//bu.ˈRɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,282

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

borrão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: sujidade Pronounced /bu.ˈRɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with botão and burro.

Key facts for borrão
PropertyValue
Headwordborrão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bu.ˈRɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,282
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for borrão is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bu.ˈRɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #48,282 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 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for borrão, with forms such as "bborrão", "borroã", and "borão". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "botão", "burro", "burra", 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 borrão, spelled B-O-R-R-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sujidade
  2. 2
    mancha de tinta
  3. 3
    borrador, rascunho
  4. 4
    porco berrão

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bborrão,borroã,borão,borãro,brorão,obrrão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for borrão

Misspelling Variants of "borrão"

bborrão7borroã6borão5borãro6brorão6obrrão6
Misspelling Variants of "borrão"

Frequency rank: #48,282 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "borrão"?
"borrão" is spelled B-O-R-R-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bu.ˈRɐ̃w̃/.
What does "borrão" mean?
As a noun, "borrão" means: sujidade
What words are commonly confused with "borrão"?
"borrão" is commonly confused with "botão", "burro", "burra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "borrão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borrão" is /bu.ˈRɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borrão" come from?
"borrão" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.