buldogue

/buw.ˈdɔ.gi/

//buw.ˈdɔ.gi// noun

The verdict

“buldogue” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,485 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,485
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - raça de cães de corpo robusto e focinho curto

Corpus desk

Index PT-buldogue · buldogue · Portuguese

buldogue · rank #51,485 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,485
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH braçal

Nearest frequency peer: braçal (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “buldogue”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “buldogue” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for buldogue
PropertyValue
Headwordbuldogue
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/buw.ˈdɔ.gi/
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,485
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “buldogue” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).buldoguecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “braçal” (#51,483), “buzinar” (#51,487), “cadastrado” (#51,489). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “buldogue” fica em #51,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

buldogue is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,485 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /buw.ˈdɔ.gi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "raça de cães de corpo robusto e focinho curto".

buldogue has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is buldogue, spelled B-U-L-D-O-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    raça de cães de corpo robusto e focinho curto

This word in other languages

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 "buldogue"?
"buldogue" is spelled B-U-L-D-O-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /buw.ˈdɔ.gi/.
What does "buldogue" mean?
As a noun, "buldogue" means: raça de cães de corpo robusto e focinho curto
How do you pronounce "buldogue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buldogue" is /buw.ˈdɔ.gi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buldogue" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list