rosbife

/Roʒ.ˈbi.fɨ/

//Roʒ.ˈbi.fɨ// noun

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The verdict

“rosbife” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #79,929 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,929
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,668
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - carne bovina assado de maneira a ficar tostado por fora e rosado por dentro

Key facts for rosbife
PropertyValue
Headwordrosbife
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Roʒ.ˈbi.fɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,929
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rosbife” 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). rosbife 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

rosbife is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #79,929 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /Roʒ.ˈbi.fɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "carne bovina assado de maneira a ficar tostado por fora e rosado por dentro".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rosbife, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is rosbife, spelled R-O-S-B-I-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    carne bovina assado de maneira a ficar tostado por fora e rosado por dentro

This word in other languages

roast beef(English)rosbif(Español)rosbif(Français)

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 "rosbife"?
"rosbife" is spelled R-O-S-B-I-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is /Roʒ.ˈbi.fɨ/.
What does "rosbife" mean?
As a noun, "rosbife" means: carne bovina assado de maneira a ficar tostado por fora e rosado por dentro
How do you pronounce "rosbife"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rosbife" is /Roʒ.ˈbi.fɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rosbife" come from?
"rosbife" 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 “rosbife”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-O-S-B-I-F-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /Roʒ.ˈbi.fɨ/ (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