sabugo

/sɐ.ˈbu.ɡu/

//sɐ.ˈbu.ɡu// noun

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The verdict

“sabugo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,052 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,052
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que sabugueiro, arbusto que pode chegar quase a árvore da espécie Sambucus nigra

Corpus desk

Index PT-sabugo · sabugo · Portuguese

sabugo · rank #72,052 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,052
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH seme

Nearest frequency peer: seme (+9 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 “sabugo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sabugo
PropertyValue
Headwordsabugo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɐ.ˈbu.ɡu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,052
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “sabugo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).sabugocai 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: “seme” (#72,061), “sequencialmente” (#72,063), “responsibility” (#72,036). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sabugo” fica em #72,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sabugo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,052 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɐ.ˈbu.ɡu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for sabugo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sabugo, spelled S-A-B-U-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que sabugueiro, arbusto que pode chegar quase a árvore da espécie Sambucus nigra
  2. 2
    parte esponjosa interna dos ramos velhos da planta do sabugueiro, por analogia qualquer matéria esponjosa ou mole interna
  3. 3
    carolo do milho
  4. 4
    parte interna debaixo da unha nos dedos
  5. 5
    nos chifres, tecido interior baixo a parte dura córnea
  6. 6
    medula do osso, sobretudo referido aos animais, ao porco
  7. 7
    no rabo dos bovídeos, parte onde nascem as cerdas

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 "sabugo"?
"sabugo" is spelled S-A-B-U-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sɐ.ˈbu.ɡu/.
What does "sabugo" mean?
As a noun, "sabugo" means: o mesmo que sabugueiro, arbusto que pode chegar quase a árvore da espécie Sambucus nigra
How do you pronounce "sabugo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sabugo" is /sɐ.ˈbu.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list