rebuscar
/Rɨ.buʃ.ˈkaɾ/
The verdict
“rebuscar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - buscar ou procurar de novo ou com extrema cautela
Corpus desk
Index PT-rebuscar · rebuscar · Portuguese
rebuscar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rebuscar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /Rɨ.buʃ.ˈkaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “rebuscar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
rebuscar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /Rɨ.buʃ.ˈkaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for rebuscar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 rebuscar, spelled R-E-B-U-S-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1buscar ou procurar de novo ou com extrema cautela
- 2colher (frutos que permaneceram na planta após a colheita)
- 3ataviar com primor, com esmero excessivo
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.