bronze

/ˈbɾõ.zɨ/

//ˈbɾõ.zɨ// noun

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The verdict

“bronze” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,500
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - liga metálica que tem como base o cobre, associado em proporções variáveis com outros elementos como estanho, zinco, alumínio, antimônio, fósforo e outros, com o objetivo de obter características s...

Corpus desk

Index PT-bronze · bronze · Portuguese

bronze · rank #5,500 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,500
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH batata

Nearest frequency peer: batata (-3 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 “bronze”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bronze” 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).

bronze vs boné
50% similar
bronze vs bonde
67% similar
bronze vs brinde
67% similar

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

Key facts for bronze
PropertyValue
Headwordbronze
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɾõ.zɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,500
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bronze”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “batata” (#5,497), “cana” (#5,503), “barreira” (#5,496). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bronze” fica em #5,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bronze (IPA /ˈbɾõ.zɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,500 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bronze, with forms such as "bbronze", "bornze", and "brnoze". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "boné", "bonde", "brinde", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is bronze, spelled B-R-O-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    liga metálica que tem como base o cobre, associado em proporções variáveis com outros elementos como estanho, zinco, alumínio, antimônio, fósforo e outros, com o objetivo de obter características superiores a do cobre.
  2. 2
    qualquer objeto feito com este material.
  3. 3
    bucha ou mancal feitos de bronze ou de latão.
  4. 4
    cor morena da pele, adquirida com banhos de sol.
  5. 5
    cor marrom-avermelhada que se assemelha a cor do bronze.

This word in other languages

bronze(English)bronze(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbronze
  • bornze
  • brnoze
  • bronez
  • bronnze
  • bronzze
  • brozne
  • brronze
  • rbonze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bronze - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbronze1bornze2brnoze2bronez2bronnze1bronzze1brozne2brronze1
Edit distance from "bronze"

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 "bronze"?
"bronze" is spelled B-R-O-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɾõ.zɨ/.
What does "bronze" mean?
As a noun, "bronze" means: liga metálica que tem como base o cobre, associado em proporções variáveis com outros elementos como estanho, zinco, alumínio, antimônio, fósforo e outros, com o objetivo de obter características s...
What words are commonly confused with "bronze"?
"bronze" is commonly confused with "boné", "bonde", "brinde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bronze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bronze" is /ˈbɾõ.zɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bronze" come from?
"bronze" 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 "bronze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

batata#5,497adoção#5,487curtir#5,514inútil#5,542

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

barreira9 variantsdemissão9 variantslivrar9 variantsmortal9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list