bula

/ˈbu.lɐ/

//ˈbu.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“bula” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,753
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - selo para documentos emitidos por papas ou outros soberanos

Corpus desk

Index PT-bula · bula · Portuguese

bula · rank #15,753 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,753
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH cash

Nearest frequency peer: cash (+2 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 “bula”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bula” 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).

bula vs but
50% similar
bula vs Bus
25% similar
bula vs bum
50% similar

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

Key facts for bula
PropertyValue
Headwordbula
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbu.lɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,753
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bula”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).bulacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cash” (#15,755), “biquíni” (#15,749), “Bart” (#15,744). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bula” fica em #15,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around bula (IPA /ˈbu.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,753 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for bula, with forms such as "bbula", "blua", and "bual". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "but", "Bus", "bum", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is bula, spelled B-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    selo para documentos emitidos por papas ou outros soberanos
  2. 2
    documento papal sobre um determinado tema
  3. 3
    documento anexado a um remédio que indica sua fórmula, modo de usar, contra-indicações, etc

This word in other languages

bulla(English)bula(Español)bulle(Français)Bulle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbula
  • blua
  • bual
  • bulla
  • ubla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbula1blua2bual2bulla1ubla2
Edit distance from "bula"

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 "bula"?
"bula" is spelled B-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbu.lɐ/.
What does "bula" mean?
As a noun, "bula" means: selo para documentos emitidos por papas ou outros soberanos
What words are commonly confused with "bula"?
"bula" is commonly confused with "but", "Bus", "bum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bula" is /ˈbu.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bula" come from?
"bula" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cash#15,755Bart#15,744asma#15,737teia#15,694

Similar misspelling depth

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

Fiji5 variantsfosso5 variantssaca5 variantsopor5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list