rebuçado

/Rɨ.bu.ˈsa.du/

//Rɨ.bu.ˈsa.du// adj

The verdict

“rebuçado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,244 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,244
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - oculto ou envolto em capa ou capote

Corpus desk

Index PT-rebucado · rebuçado · Portuguese

rebuçado · rank #83,244 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,244
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rak

Nearest frequency peer: Rak (-4 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 “rebuçado”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rebuçado
PropertyValue
Headwordrebuçado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Rɨ.bu.ˈsa.du/
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,244
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “rebuçado” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).rebuçadocai 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: “Rak” (#83,240), “regozijar” (#83,255), “queso” (#83,229). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rebuçado” fica em #83,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rebuçado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,244 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /Rɨ.bu.ˈsa.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rebuçado, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 rebuçado, spelled R-E-B-U-Ç-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    oculto ou envolto em capa ou capote
  2. 2
    embuçado, disfarçado

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 "rebuçado"?
"rebuçado" is spelled R-E-B-U-Ç-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.bu.ˈsa.du/.
What does "rebuçado" mean?
As an adjective, "rebuçado" means: oculto ou envolto em capa ou capote
How do you pronounce "rebuçado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rebuçado" is /Rɨ.bu.ˈsa.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rebuçado" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list