tômbola

/ˈtõ.bu.lɐ/

//ˈtõ.bu.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“tômbola” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - espécie de jogo de azar

Corpus desk

Index PT-tombola · tômbola · Portuguese

tômbola · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for tômbola
PropertyValue
Headwordtômbola
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtõ.bu.lɐ/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tômbola” sits in Portuguese frequency

tômbola falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tômbola is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtõ.bu.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "espécie de jogo de azar".

Zero misspellings are on record for tômbola in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is tômbola, spelled T-Ô-M-B-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de jogo de azar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tômbola appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 26 poetas hoje

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tômbola"?
"tômbola" is spelled T-Ô-M-B-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtõ.bu.lɐ/.
What does "tômbola" mean?
As a noun, "tômbola" means: espécie de jogo de azar
How do you pronounce "tômbola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tômbola" is /ˈtõ.bu.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tômbola" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list