tabuleiro
/tɐ.bu.ˈlɐj.ɾu/
The verdict
“tabuleiro” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #10,279 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,279
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bandeja
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tabuleiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɐ.bu.ˈlɐj.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #10,279 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tabuleiro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for tabuleiro is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɐ.bu.ˈlɐj.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,279 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tabuleiro, with forms such as "atbuleiro", "tabbuleiro", and "tablueiro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is tabuleiro, spelled T-A-B-U-L-E-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1bandeja
- 2patamar
- 3pavimento de uma ponte
- 4planalto pouco elevado, arenoso e de vegetação rasteira
- 5no carro de bois, a superfície onde descansa a carga
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atbuleiro,tabbuleiro,tablueiro,tabueliro,tabuleior,tabuleirro,tabulerio,tabuliero,tabulleiro,taubleiro,tbauleiro,ttabuleiro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tabuleiro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “tabuleiro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-A-B-U-L-E-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɐ.bu.ˈlɐj.ɾu/ (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
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.