bump

/bʌmp/

//bʌmp// noun

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The verdict

“bump” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,787 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,787
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pancada ou colisão leve

Corpus desk

Index PT-bump · bump · Portuguese

bump · rank #57,787 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,787
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bonnet

Nearest frequency peer: bonnet (-11 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 “bump”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bump
PropertyValue
Headwordbump
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bʌmp/
Letters4
Frequency rank#57,787
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bump” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).bumpcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “bonnet” (#57,776), “berma” (#57,769), “autenticar” (#57,757). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bump” fica em #57,787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bump is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,787 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bʌmp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bump, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is bump, spelled B-U-M-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    pancada ou colisão leve
  2. 2
    o som de tal colisão
  3. 3
    uma protuberância numa superfície lisa
  4. 4
    inchamento da pele causada por doença ou pancada; galo
  5. 5
    o abdômen inchado de uma grávida
  6. 6
    mensagem colocada num fórum para aumentar a visibilidade de uma discussão, fazendo-a aparecer de novo no topo da lista de discussões

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 "bump"?
"bump" is spelled B-U-M-P. The IPA pronunciation is /bʌmp/.
What does "bump" mean?
As a noun, "bump" means: pancada ou colisão leve
How do you pronounce "bump"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bump" is /bʌmp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bump" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dico#57,875weak#57,675uivo#57,658toki#57,644

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list