bovino

//bu.ˈvi.nu// adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,267

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

bovino is anPortugueseadj. It means: próprio do ou relativo ao boi Pronounced /bu.ˈvi.nu/. Often confused with bonito and bolinho.

Key facts for bovino
PropertyValue
Headwordbovino
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/bu.ˈvi.nu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,267
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for bovino is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bu.ˈvi.nu/. Corpus data places it at rank #31,267 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "próprio do ou relativo ao boi".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bovino, with forms such as "bbovino", "boivno", and "bovinno". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bonito", "bolinho", 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 bovino, spelled B-O-V-I-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    próprio do ou relativo ao boi

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbovino,boivno,bovinno,bovion,bovnio,bovvino,bvoino,obvino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bovino

Misspelling Variants of "bovino"

bbovino7boivno6bovinno7bovion6bovnio6bovvino7bvoino6obvino6
Misspelling Variants of "bovino"

Frequency rank: #31,267 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bovino"?
"bovino" is spelled B-O-V-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bu.ˈvi.nu/.
What does "bovino" mean?
As an adj, "bovino" means: próprio do ou relativo ao boi
What words are commonly confused with "bovino"?
"bovino" is commonly confused with "bonito", "bolinho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bovino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bovino" is /bu.ˈvi.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bovino" come from?
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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.