rola-bosta
/ˈʁɔ.lɐ ˈbɔs.tɐ/ [ˈhɔ.lɐ ˈbɔs.tɐ]
The verdict
“rola-bosta” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome comum a várias espécies de besouros (coleópteros da família dos escarabeídeos) robustos, em geral de cor escura (no Brasil há espécies de cores variadas, como verde-metálico), coprófagos - don...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rola-bosta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ˈʁɔ.lɐ ˈbɔs.tɐ/ [ˈhɔ.lɐ ˈbɔs.tɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rola-bosta” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for rola-bosta is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʁɔ.lɐ ˈbɔs.tɐ/ [ˈhɔ.lɐ ˈbɔs.tɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nome comum a várias espécies de besouros (coleópteros da família dos escarabeídeos) robustos, em geral de cor escura (no Brasil há espécies de cores variadas, como verde-metálico), coprófagos - don...".
Zero misspellings are on record for rola-bosta in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 rola-bosta, spelled R-O-L-A---B-O-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1nome comum a várias espécies de besouros (coleópteros da família dos escarabeídeos) robustos, em geral de cor escura (no Brasil há espécies de cores variadas, como verde-metálico), coprófagos - donde o seu nome: o adulto coloca seus ovos em bolas que prepara de esterco de mamíferos herbívoros, onde as larvas se desenvolvem e se alimentam
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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.
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Using “rola-bosta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-O-L-A---B-O-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʁɔ.lɐ ˈbɔs.tɐ/ [ˈhɔ.lɐ ˈbɔs.tɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.