buzinar

/bu.zi.ˈnaɾ/

//bu.zi.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“buzinar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,487 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,487
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tocar buzina

Key facts for buzinar
PropertyValue
Headwordbuzinar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bu.zi.ˈnaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,487
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “buzinar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). buzinar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

buzinar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,487 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /bu.zi.ˈnaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for buzinar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 buzinar, spelled B-U-Z-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tocar buzina
  2. 2
    soprar fortemente produzindo sons como os da buzina
  3. 3
    falar com impertinência

This word in other languages

honk(English)

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 "buzinar"?
"buzinar" is spelled B-U-Z-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bu.zi.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "buzinar" mean?
As a verb, "buzinar" means: tocar buzina
How do you pronounce "buzinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buzinar" is /bu.zi.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buzinar" come from?
"buzinar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “buzinar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-U-Z-I-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bu.zi.ˈnaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list