borrar

/bo.ˈraɾ/

//bo.ˈraɾ// verb

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The verdict

“borrar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,857
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cobrir com bosta a eira terrosa, previamente à malha do cereal, para assim facilitar a lavoura.

Corpus desk

Index PT-borrar · borrar · Portuguese

borrar · rank #41,857 · 6 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,857
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bos

Nearest frequency peer: bos (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “borrar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “borrar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

borrar vs botar
67% similar
borrar vs burra
67% similar
borrar vs burlar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “borrar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.borrarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bos” (#41,858), “broa” (#41,861), “buscador” (#41,864). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “borrar” fica em #41,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around borrar (IPA /bo.ˈraɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,857 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for borrar, with forms such as "bborrar", "borarr", and "borrarr". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "botar", "burra", "burlar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is borrar, spelled B-O-R-R-A-R.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of borrar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bborrar1borarr2borrarr1borrra2brorar2obrrar2
Edit distance from "borrar"

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.

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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "borrar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

calhau#41,869colcha#41,894cravar#41,924donner#41,960

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

aceno6 variantsskill6 variantsjunio6 variantsrent6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list