bugalho
/bu.ˈɡa.ʎu/
The verdict
“bugalho” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - excrescência produzida nas folhas dos carvalhos pela ação de um inseto; noz-de-galha
Corpus desk
Index PT-bugalho · bugalho · Portuguese
bugalho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bugalho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bu.ˈɡa.ʎu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “bugalho” em português
Rare enough to double-check
bugalho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bu.ˈɡa.ʎu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "excrescência produzida nas folhas dos carvalhos pela ação de um inseto; noz-de-galha".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bugalho, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bugalho, spelled B-U-G-A-L-H-O.
Definition
- 1excrescência produzida nas folhas dos carvalhos pela ação de um inseto; noz-de-galha
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.