borrasca
The verdict
“borrasca” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tempestade marítima, com vento e chuva
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | borrasca |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “borrasca” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
borrasca is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for borrasca in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is borrasca, spelled B-O-R-R-A-S-C-A.
Definition
- 1tempestade marítima, com vento e chuva
- 2temporal
- 3furacão
- 4contrariedades súbitas
- 5acesso de cólera, com palavras e gestos desordenados
Synonyms
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.
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Using “borrasca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-R-R-A-S-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.