buril
/bu.ˈɾiɫ/
The verdict
“buril” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ferramenta de aço com ponta oblíqua cortante, usado na gravação em metal ou madeira
Corpus desk
Index PT-buril · buril · Portuguese
buril · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | buril |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bu.ˈɾiɫ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “buril” em português
Rare enough to double-check
buril is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bu.ˈɾiɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for buril in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is buril, spelled B-U-R-I-L.
Definition
- 1ferramenta de aço com ponta oblíqua cortante, usado na gravação em metal ou madeira
- 2ferramenta similar usada para lavrar pedra
- 3Derivação: por metonímia (da acp. 1) gênero de gravura em placa de metal na qual se trabalha diretamente com o buril; gravura a talho-doce, gravura a buril
- 4Derivação: por metonímia (da acp. 1) a placa ou estampa gravada por esse processo
- 5Derivação: por metonímia (da acp. 1) modo ou arte de gravar, lavrar ou esculpir com buril
- 6(Derivação: sentido figurado) modo de escrever cortante, firme, claro, ou estilo rendilhado
- 7(Derivação: sentido figurado) aquilo que grava ou inscreve duradouramente
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how buril appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
o buril de um Eça de Queirós
o buril da história
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.