búfalo
/ˈbu.fɐ.lu/
The verdict
“búfalo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,171
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 840
- “B” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ruminante bovídeo
Corpus desk
Index PT-bufalo · búfalo · Portuguese
búfalo · rank #34,171 · 8 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,171
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 840
- PHOTO-FINISH cabeçada
Nearest frequency peer: cabeçada (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “búfalo”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- boots
boots
65,835 corpus weight
- búfalo
búfalo
65,830 corpus weight
- cabeçada
cabeçada
65,829 corpus weight
- cabeção
cabeção
65,828 corpus weight
- calm
calm
65,825 corpus weight
- canastra
canastra
65,823 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “búfalo” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | búfalo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbu.fɐ.lu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #34,171 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “búfalo” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around búfalo (IPA /ˈbu.fɐ.lu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,171 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ruminante bovídeo".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for búfalo, with forms such as "bbúfalo", "bfúalo", and "búaflo". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bufo", "Butão", "buraco", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 búfalo, spelled B-Ú-F-A-L-O.
Definition
- 1ruminante bovídeo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbúfalo
- bfúalo
- búaflo
- búfallo
- búfaol
- búffalo
- búflao
- úbfalo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of búfalo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "búfalo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "búfalo". Here's where to go from here.
- "búfalo" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "bufo". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #34,171 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.