buço

/ˈbu.su/

//ˈbu.su// noun

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The verdict

“buço” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,150 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,150
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - primeiros cabelos finos e curtos, que nascem no lábio superior do homem

Key facts for buço
PropertyValue
Headwordbuço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbu.su/
Letters4
Frequency rank#76,150
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “buço” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). buço lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

buço is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,150 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbu.su/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

buço doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is buço, spelled B-U-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeiros cabelos finos e curtos, que nascem no lábio superior do homem
  2. 2
    pelos finos e curtos no lábio superior de algumas mulheres
  3. 3
    cão, cachorro (para fêmeas, usa-se em geral o diminutivo irregular: bucica)

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 "buço"?
"buço" is spelled B-U-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbu.su/.
What does "buço" mean?
As a noun, "buço" means: primeiros cabelos finos e curtos, que nascem no lábio superior do homem
How do you pronounce "buço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buço" is /ˈbu.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buço" come from?
"buço" 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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Using “buço”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-U-Ç-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbu.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list