burocrata
/bu.ɾu.ˈkɾa.tɐ/
The verdict
“burocrata” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #55,416 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #55,416
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - indivíduo que faz parte da burocracia
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | burocrata |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bu.ɾu.ˈkɾa.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,416 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “burocrata” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for burocrata is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bu.ɾu.ˈkɾa.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #55,416 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for burocrata in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is burocrata, spelled B-U-R-O-C-R-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1indivíduo que faz parte da burocracia
- 2funcionário cujo comportamento no trabalho é excessivamente rígido e rotineiro
- 3funcionário que abusa do poder de seu cargo, por julgá-lo de prestígio, e toma atitudes que prejudicam os outros ou o funcionamento do sistema
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.
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Using “burocrata”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-U-R-O-C-R-A-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bu.ɾu.ˈkɾa.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.