bravo

/ˈbɾa.vu/

//ˈbɾa.vu// adj

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The verdict

“bravo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,917. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,917
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não exibe medo

Corpus desk

Index PT-bravo · bravo · Portuguese

bravo · rank #5,917 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,917
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bruto

Nearest frequency peer: bruto (+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 “bravo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bravo” 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).

bravo vs brio
60% similar
bravo vs breve
60% similar
bravo vs bruno
60% similar

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

Key facts for bravo
PropertyValue
Headwordbravo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈbɾa.vu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,917
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bravo”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bruto” (#5,918), “cavaleiro” (#5,919), “bico” (#5,914). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bravo” fica em #5,917. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bravo (IPA /ˈbɾa.vu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,917 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bravo, with forms such as "barvo", "bbravo", and "braov". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brio", "breve", "bruno", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is bravo, spelled B-R-A-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não exibe medo
  2. 2
    que demonstra bravura
  3. 3
    bravio, silvestre
  4. 4
    que demonstra raiva, que se enraivece facilmente
  5. 5
    irritado, nervoso
  6. 6
    intenso
  7. 7
    bom, valoroso, importante (geralmente usado como ironia)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bravo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ele saiu daqui bravo.
  2. O Sol tá muito bravo.

Synonyms

brabocorajosodestemido

This word in other languages

brave(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barvo
  • bbravo
  • braov
  • bravvo
  • brravo
  • brvao
  • rbavo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bravo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

barvo2bbravo1braov2bravvo1brravo1brvao2rbavo2
Edit distance from "bravo"

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 "bravo"?
"bravo" is spelled B-R-A-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɾa.vu/.
What does "bravo" mean?
As an adjective, "bravo" means: que não exibe medo
What words are commonly confused with "bravo"?
"bravo" is commonly confused with "brio", "breve", "bruno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bravo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bravo" is /ˈbɾa.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bravo" come from?
"bravo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bruto#5,918chapa#5,920curva#5,933puxar#5,884

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

porco7 variantsironia7 variantsLewis7 variantsilusão7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list