broca

/ˈbɾɔ.kɐ/

//ˈbɾɔ.kɐ// noun

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The verdict

“broca” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,542
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pua

Corpus desk

Index PT-broca · broca · Portuguese

broca · rank #22,542 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,542
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH Burundi

Nearest frequency peer: Burundi (+2 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 “broca”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “broca” 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).

broca vs bruxa
60% similar
broca vs bruta
60% similar
broca vs brook
60% similar

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

Key facts for broca
PropertyValue
Headwordbroca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɾɔ.kɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,542
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “broca”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Burundi” (#22,544), “bombardear” (#22,539), “cadete” (#22,546). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “broca” fica em #22,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around broca (IPA /ˈbɾɔ.kɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,542 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for broca, with forms such as "bbroca", "borca", and "brcoa". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bruxa", "bruta", "brook", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is broca, spelled B-R-O-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pua
  2. 2
    instrumento, formado pela pua, eixo e arco respectivo
  3. 3
    eixo de fechadura
  4. 4
    barra de ferro, com que se abrem nas pedreiras os orifícios que, cheios de matéria explosiva, determinam o corte das mesmas pedreiras
  5. 5
    falha na boca do canhão
  6. 6
    pancada do bico do pião noutro pião ou no sobrado
  7. 7
    (Brasil)
  8. 8
    (Brasil)
  9. 9
    (Brasil)
  10. 10
    (Brasil)
  11. 11
    (Brasil)
  12. 12
    (Brasil)
  13. 13
    (Brasil)
  14. 14
    (Brasil)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. (instrumento com que se abrem buracos circulares, fazendo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbroca
  • borca
  • brcoa
  • broac
  • brocca
  • brroca
  • rboca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbroca1borca2brcoa2broac2brocca1brroca1rboca2
Edit distance from "broca"

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 "broca"?
"broca" is spelled B-R-O-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɾɔ.kɐ/.
What does "broca" mean?
As a noun, "broca" means: pua
What words are commonly confused with "broca"?
"broca" is commonly confused with "bruxa", "bruta", "brook". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "broca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "broca" is /ˈbɾɔ.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "broca" come from?
"broca" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

óxido#22,506árduo#22,504sauna#22,455Sampa#22,453

Similar misspelling depth

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

alçada7 variantssaguão7 variantsgalês7 variantshorse7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list