sabugo
/sɐ.ˈbu.ɡu/
The verdict
“sabugo” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #72,052 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #72,052
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mesmo que sabugueiro, arbusto que pode chegar quase a árvore da espécie Sambucus nigra
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sabugo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɐ.ˈbu.ɡu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #72,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sabugo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for sabugo is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɐ.ˈbu.ɡu/. Corpus data places it at rank #72,052 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1o mesmo que sabugueiro, arbusto que pode chegar quase a árvore da espécie Sambucus nigra
- 2parte esponjosa interna dos ramos velhos da planta do sabugueiro, por analogia qualquer matéria esponjosa ou mole interna
- 3carolo do milho
- 4parte interna debaixo da unha nos dedos
- 5nos chifres, tecido interior baixo a parte dura córnea
- 6medula do osso, sobretudo referido aos animais, ao porco
- 7no 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.
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Using “sabugo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-A-B-U-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɐ.ˈbu.ɡu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.