bravata
/bɾɐ.ˈva.tɐ/
The verdict
“bravata” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,357 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,357
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,073
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou dito que reflete jactância, presunção a respeito de atributos pessoais, poderes etc., frequentemente com matizes de provocação; fanfarronada, parlapatice
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bravata |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɾɐ.ˈva.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,357 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bravata” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bravata is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,357 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɾɐ.ˈva.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
bravata doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is bravata, spelled B-R-A-V-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1ato ou dito que reflete jactância, presunção a respeito de atributos pessoais, poderes etc., frequentemente com matizes de provocação; fanfarronada, parlapatice
- 2ato ou dito insolente que envolve ameaça, intimidação
- 3prova de força ou de coragem desnecessária e eventualmente danosa
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “bravata”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-R-A-V-A-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɾɐ.ˈva.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.