bucéfalo
/bʊ.ˈsɛ.fɐ.lʊ/
The verdict
“bucéfalo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - corcel de batalha, cavalo de batalha ou de parada
Corpus desk
Index PT-bucefalo · bucéfalo · Portuguese
bucéfalo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | bucéfalo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bʊ.ˈsɛ.fɐ.lʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “bucéfalo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
bucéfalo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bʊ.ˈsɛ.fɐ.lʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for bucéfalo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bucéfalo, spelled B-U-C-É-F-A-L-O.
Definition
- 1corcel de batalha, cavalo de batalha ou de parada
- 2cavalo reles
- 3indivíduo ignorante, rude, pouco inteligente
- 4indivíduo estúpido, grosso
Synonyms
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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.