Bulgaria

/bul'ga.ri.a/

//bul'ga.ri.a// noun

The verdict

“Bulgaria” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,733 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,733
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bulgária

Corpus desk

Index PT-bulgaria · Bulgaria · Portuguese

Bulgaria · rank #53,733 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,733
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bout

Nearest frequency peer: bout (-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 “Bulgaria”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bulgaria
PropertyValue
HeadwordBulgaria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bul'ga.ri.a/
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,733
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Bulgaria” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.Bulgariacai 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: “bout” (#53,731), “boro” (#53,730), “bordar” (#53,729). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “Bulgaria” fica em #53,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bulgaria is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,733 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bul'ga.ri.a/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bulgária".

Zero misspellings are on record for Bulgaria in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Bulgaria, spelled B-U-L-G-A-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bulgária

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 "Bulgaria"?
"Bulgaria" is spelled B-U-L-G-A-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bul'ga.ri.a/.
What does "Bulgaria" mean?
As a noun, "Bulgaria" means: Bulgária
How do you pronounce "Bulgaria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bulgaria" is /bul'ga.ri.a/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bulgaria", 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