bouça

/ˈbow.sɐ/

//ˈbow.sɐ// noun

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The verdict

“bouça” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,497 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,497
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - terreno limitado inculto, impenetrável, às vezes com árvores, touça

Key facts for bouça
PropertyValue
Headwordbouça
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbow.sɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,497
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bouça” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bouça lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bouça is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,497 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbow.sɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

bouça has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is bouça, spelled B-O-U-Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    terreno limitado inculto, impenetrável, às vezes com árvores, touça
  2. 2
    terreno onde medra mato que se corta para estrumar
  3. 3
    terreno de mato ou baldio roçado para cultura de cereais

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 "bouça"?
"bouça" is spelled B-O-U-Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbow.sɐ/.
What does "bouça" mean?
As a noun, "bouça" means: terreno limitado inculto, impenetrável, às vezes com árvores, touça
How do you pronounce "bouça"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bouça" is /ˈbow.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bouça" come from?
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Using “bouça”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-U-Ç-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbow.sɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list