butcher

/ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/

//ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)// noun

The verdict

“butcher” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,379 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,379
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - açougueiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-butcher · butcher · Portuguese

butcher · rank #58,379 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,379
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH carimbar

Nearest frequency peer: carimbar (+9 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 “butcher”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for butcher
PropertyValue
Headwordbutcher
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “butcher” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “carimbar” (#58,388), “borrifar” (#58,369), “caucasiano” (#58,391). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “butcher” fica em #58,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

butcher is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,379 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "açougueiro".

No generated misspelling entries exist for butcher in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is butcher, spelled B-U-T-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    açougueiro

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 "butcher"?
"butcher" is spelled B-U-T-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/.
What does "butcher" mean?
As a noun, "butcher" means: açougueiro
How do you pronounce "butcher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "butcher" is /ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list