bucha

//ˈbu.ʃɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,080

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

bucha is aPortuguesenoun. It means: trepadeira alta da família das cucurbitáceas, cujo nome científico é Luffa aegyptiaca Pronounced /ˈbu.ʃɐ/. Often confused with bula and bunda.

Key facts for bucha
PropertyValue
Headwordbucha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbu.ʃɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,080
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bucha in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for bucha is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbu.ʃɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #32,080 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for bucha, with forms such as "bbucha", "bcuha", and "bucah". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "bula", "bunda", "burra", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is bucha, spelled B-U-C-H-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    trepadeira alta da família das cucurbitáceas, cujo nome científico é Luffa aegyptiaca
  2. 2
    pedaço de pão ou outro alimento que se mete à boca de uma só vez
  3. 3
    peça na que se apoia e gira o eixo
  4. 4
    pedra de dominó, em que os naipes são iguais nos dois lados
  5. 5
    esponja usada para limpar louça na cozinha
  6. 6
    esponja usada para limpar o corpo no banho
  7. 7
    porção fibrosa obtida do interior do fruto da trepadeira alta da família das cucurbitáceas, cujo nome científico é Luffa aegyptiaca

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbucha,bcuha,bucah,buccha,buchha,buhca,ubcha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bucha

Misspelling Variants of "bucha"

bbucha6bcuha5bucah5buccha6buchha6buhca5ubcha5
Misspelling Variants of "bucha"

Frequency rank: #32,080 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bucha"?
"bucha" is spelled B-U-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbu.ʃɐ/.
What does "bucha" mean?
As a noun, "bucha" means: trepadeira alta da família das cucurbitáceas, cujo nome científico é Luffa aegyptiaca
What words are commonly confused with "bucha"?
"bucha" is commonly confused with "bula", "bunda", "burra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bucha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bucha" is /ˈbu.ʃɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bucha" come from?
"bucha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.