bucket

/ˈbʌkɪt/

//ˈbʌkɪt// noun

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The verdict

“bucket” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,378
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-bucket · bucket · Portuguese

bucket · rank #41,378 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,378
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH brook

Nearest frequency peer: brook (-1 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 “bucket”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bucket” 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).

bucket vs buceta
67% similar
bucket vs basket
67% similar

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

Key facts for bucket
PropertyValue
Headwordbucket
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbʌkɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,378
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bucket”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “brook” (#41,377), “Bornéu” (#41,374), “boon” (#41,373). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bucket” fica em #41,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bucket (IPA /ˈbʌkɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,378 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "balde".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bucket, with forms such as "bbucket", "bcuket", and "buccket". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "buceta", "basket", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 bucket, spelled B-U-C-K-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    balde

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The bucket is full.

Synonyms

bin

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbucket
  • bcuket
  • buccket
  • bucekt
  • buckett
  • buckket
  • buckte
  • bukcet
  • ubcket

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbucket1bcuket2buccket1bucekt2buckett1buckket1buckte2bukcet2
Edit distance from "bucket"

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 "bucket"?
"bucket" is spelled B-U-C-K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbʌkɪt/.
What does "bucket" mean?
As a noun, "bucket" means: balde
What words are commonly confused with "bucket"?
"bucket" is commonly confused with "buceta", "basket". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bucket"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bucket" is /ˈbʌkɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bucket" come from?
"bucket" 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 "bucket", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Bornéu#41,374belong#41,361cuatro#41,423cursor#41,424

Similar misspelling depth

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

patrol9 variantssaudoso9 variantssondar9 variantsuzbeque9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list