bulk

noun

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The verdict

“bulk” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,556 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,556
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

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

Key facts for bulk
PropertyValue
Headwordbulk
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,556
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bulk” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bulk lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bulk is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,556 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bulk, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bulk, spelled B-U-L-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    tamanho, volume
  2. 2
    corpo ou estrutura grandes
  3. 3
    a maior parte, a maioria
  4. 4
    fibra alimentar
  5. 5
    bens não embalados transportados em grandes quantias
  6. 6
    carga
  7. 7
    massa corporal excedente, principalmente de músculos
  8. 8
    período em que se tenta ganhar músculos
  9. 9
    o corpo

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 "bulk"?
"bulk" is spelled B-U-L-K.
What does "bulk" mean?
As a noun, "bulk" means: tamanho, volume
What language does "bulk" come from?
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Using “bulk”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-U-L-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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