busto

/ˈbuʃ.tu/

//ˈbuʃ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“busto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,228
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - obra de escultura ou de pintura que representa o corpo humano do peito para cima

Corpus desk

Index PT-busto · busto · Portuguese

busto · rank #20,228 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,228
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH buquê

Nearest frequency peer: buquê (-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 “busto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “busto” 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).

busto vs but
60% similar
busto vs busy
60% similar
busto vs Butão
40% similar

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

Key facts for busto
PropertyValue
Headwordbusto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbuʃ.tu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,228
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “busto”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bustocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “buquê” (#20,227), “Brunei” (#20,225), “brand” (#20,223). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “busto” fica em #20,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around busto (IPA /ˈbuʃ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,228 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for busto, with forms such as "bbusto", "bsuto", and "busot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "but", "busy", "Butão", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is busto, spelled B-U-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    obra de escultura ou de pintura que representa o corpo humano do peito para cima
  2. 2
    a mesma parte do corpo humano
  3. 3
    curral de bois ou vacas
  4. 4
    lugar onde os romanos queimavam os cadáveres

This word in other languages

bust(English)busto(Español)buste(Français)Büste(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbusto
  • bsuto
  • busot
  • bussto
  • bustto
  • butso
  • ubsto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbusto1bsuto2busot2bussto1bustto1butso2ubsto2
Edit distance from "busto"

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 "busto"?
"busto" is spelled B-U-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbuʃ.tu/.
What does "busto" mean?
As a noun, "busto" means: obra de escultura ou de pintura que representa o corpo humano do peito para cima
What words are commonly confused with "busto"?
"busto" is commonly confused with "but", "busy", "Butão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "busto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "busto" is /ˈbuʃ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "busto" come from?
"busto" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

buquê#20,227brand#20,223berry#20,217being#20,214

Similar misspelling depth

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

avril7 variantsvalsa7 variantsfusca7 variantshaste7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list