brocar
/bɾu.ˈkaɾ/
The verdict
“brocar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - furar com broca
Corpus desk
Index PT-brocar · brocar · Portuguese
brocar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brocar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /bɾu.ˈkaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “brocar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
brocar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /bɾu.ˈkaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
brocar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is brocar, spelled B-R-O-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1furar com broca
- 2dar brocas em
- 3joeirar (café)
- 4cortar (mato fino), com foice
- 5broquear
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.