bravura

noun

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The verdict

“bravura” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,034. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,034
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caráter de bravo; coragem; destemor:

Corpus desk

Index PT-bravura · bravura · Portuguese

bravura · rank #15,034 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,034
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH born

Nearest frequency peer: born (-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 “bravura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bravura” 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
Key facts for bravura
PropertyValue
Headwordbravura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,034
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bravura”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).bravuracai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “born” (#15,033), “bug” (#15,035), “bolinho” (#15,032). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bravura” fica em #15,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around bravura, anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,034 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bravura, with forms such as "barvura", "bbravura", and "brauvra". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is bravura, spelled B-R-A-V-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    caráter de bravo; coragem; destemor:
  2. 2
    ousadia, ânimo, valor:
  3. 3
    qualidade do que é bravo, feroz; ferocidade:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Os mercenários, por sua vez, houveram-se com covardia ao invés de com bravura.
  2. A bravura com que defendia seus argumentos!

This word in other languages

bravoure(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barvura
  • bbravura
  • brauvra
  • bravrua
  • bravuar
  • bravurra
  • bravvura
  • brravura
  • brvaura
  • rbavura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bravura - 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.

barvura2bbravura1brauvra2bravrua2bravuar2bravurra1bravvura1brravura1
Edit distance from "bravura"

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 "bravura"?
"bravura" is spelled B-R-A-V-U-R-A.
What does "bravura" mean?
As a noun, "bravura" means: caráter de bravo; coragem; destemor:
What are common misspellings of "bravura"?
Common misspellings include "barvura", "bbravura", "brauvra", "bravrua", "bravuar". The correct spelling is "bravura".
What language does "bravura" come from?
"bravura" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bolinho#15,032chatear#15,043efetuar#15,097taxista#14,971

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

aquático10 variantscondessa10 variantsresumir10 variantspolonês10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list