borrar

//bo.ˈraɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,857

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

borrar is aPortugueseverb. It means: cobrir com bosta a eira terrosa, previamente à malha do cereal, para assim facilitar a lavoura. Pronounced /bo.ˈraɾ/. Often confused with botar and burra.

Key facts for borrar
PropertyValue
Headwordborrar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bo.ˈraɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,857
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for borrar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bo.ˈraɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #41,857 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 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for borrar, with forms such as "bborrar", "borarr", and "borrarr". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "botar", "burra", "burlar", 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 borrar, spelled B-O-R-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    cobrir com bosta a eira terrosa, previamente à malha do cereal, para assim facilitar a lavoura.
  2. 2
    tapar as fendas do forno para que o calor permaneça; selar as aberturas estreitas ou frestas com barro ou bosta
  3. 3
    sujar; deitar borrões
  4. 4
    riscar um escrito

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bborrar,borarr,borrarr,borrra,brorar,obrrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for borrar

Misspelling Variants of "borrar"

bborrar7borarr6borrarr7borrra6brorar6obrrar6
Misspelling Variants of "borrar"

Frequency rank: #41,857 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "borrar"?
"borrar" is spelled B-O-R-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bo.ˈraɾ/.
What does "borrar" mean?
As a verb, "borrar" means: cobrir com bosta a eira terrosa, previamente à malha do cereal, para assim facilitar a lavoura.
What words are commonly confused with "borrar"?
"borrar" is commonly confused with "botar", "burra", "burlar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "borrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borrar" is /bo.ˈraɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borrar" come from?
"borrar" 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.