burla

/ˈbuɾ.lɐ/

//ˈbuɾ.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“burla” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #45,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,223
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação de burlar

Corpus desk

Index PT-burla · burla · Portuguese

burla · rank #45,223 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,223
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bulbo

Nearest frequency peer: bulbo (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “burla”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “burla” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

burla vs burro
60% similar
burla vs burra
80% similar
burla vs burlar
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for burla
PropertyValue
Headwordburla
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbuɾ.lɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#45,223
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “burla”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).burlacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bulbo” (#45,222), “cabina” (#45,224), “bufo” (#45,221). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “burla” fica em #45,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around burla (IPA /ˈbuɾ.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,223 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for burla, with forms such as "bburla", "brula", and "bulra". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "burro", "burra", "burlar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 burla, spelled B-U-R-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação de burlar
  2. 2
    fraude
  3. 3
    chacota

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how burla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sobre a pedagogia

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bburla
  • brula
  • bulra
  • bural
  • burlla
  • burrla
  • ubrla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of burla - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bburla1brula2bulra2bural2burlla1burrla1ubrla2
Edit distance from "burla"

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 "burla"?
"burla" is spelled B-U-R-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbuɾ.lɐ/.
What does "burla" mean?
As a noun, "burla" means: ação de burlar
What words are commonly confused with "burla"?
"burla" is commonly confused with "burro", "burra", "burlar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "burla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "burla" is /ˈbuɾ.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "burla" come from?
"burla" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bulbo#45,222ateia#45,196copta#45,269cânon#45,275

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Caíque7 variantsreles7 variantsplatô7 variantsfénix7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list