Bali

[ˈbaːli]

/[ˈbaːli]/ name

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The verdict

“Bali” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,516. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,516
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu den Kleinen Sundainseln gehörende Insel

Corpus desk

Index DE-bali · Bali · German

Bali · rank #20,516 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,516
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Avatar

Nearest frequency peer: Avatar (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bali“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bali“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bali vs Bi
50% similar
Bali vs bei
25% similar
Bali vs Bau
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bali
PropertyValue
HeadwordBali
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbaːli]
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,516
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bali“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Baliliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Avatar“ (#20,515), „bankrott“ (#20,517), „ausübt“ (#20,514). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bali“ bei #20,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Bali (IPA [ˈbaːli]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,516 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zu den Kleinen Sundainseln gehörende Insel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bali, with forms such as "abli", "bail", and "balli". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bi", "bei", "Bau", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bali, spelled B-A-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu den Kleinen Sundainseln gehörende Insel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Hauptstadt von Bali ist Denpasar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abli
  • bail
  • balli
  • bbali
  • blai

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bali - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abli2bail2balli1bbali1blai2
Edit distance from "Bali"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bali"?
"Bali" is spelled B-A-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːli].
What does "Bali" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bali" means: zu den Kleinen Sundainseln gehörende Insel
What words are commonly confused with "Bali"?
"Bali" is commonly confused with "Bi", "bei", "Bau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bali"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bali" is [ˈbaːli]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bali" come from?
"Bali" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list