bufete

/bu.ˈfe.tɨ/

//bu.ˈfe.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“bufete” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bufê

Key facts for bufete
PropertyValue
Headwordbufete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bu.ˈfe.tɨ/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bufete” sits in Portuguese frequency

bufete falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bufete is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bu.ˈfe.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bufê".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bufete, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is bufete, spelled B-U-F-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bufê

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bufete"?
"bufete" is spelled B-U-F-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /bu.ˈfe.tɨ/.
What does "bufete" mean?
As a noun, "bufete" means: bufê
How do you pronounce "bufete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bufete" is /bu.ˈfe.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bufete" come from?
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Using “bufete”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-U-F-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bu.ˈfe.tɨ/ (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list