Brasil

[bʁaˈziːl]

/[bʁaˈziːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brasil” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,088. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,088
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - würzige südamerikanische Tabaksorte von dunkelbrauner Farbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-brasil · Brasil · German

Brasil · rank #41,088 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,088
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Botox

Nearest frequency peer: Botox (-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 „Brasil“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Brasil“ 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).

Brasil vs brass
50% similar
Brasil vs Basis
67% similar
Brasil vs Basel
67% similar

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

Key facts for Brasil
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrasil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁaˈziːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,088
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Brasil“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Brasilliegt 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: „Botox“ (#41,087), „botanischer“ (#41,086), „Brezeln“ (#41,090). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brasil“ bei #41,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Brasil (IPA [bʁaˈziːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,088 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "würzige südamerikanische Tabaksorte von dunkelbrauner Farbe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brasil, with forms such as "barsil", "bbrasil", and "braisl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "brass", "Basis", "Basel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Brasil, spelled B-R-A-S-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    würzige südamerikanische Tabaksorte von dunkelbrauner Farbe

Antonyms

Havanna

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barsil
  • bbrasil
  • braisl
  • brasill
  • brasli
  • brassil
  • brrasil
  • brsail
  • rbasil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brasil - 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.

barsil2bbrasil1braisl2brasill1brasli2brassil1brrasil1brsail2
Edit distance from "Brasil"

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 "Brasil"?
"Brasil" is spelled B-R-A-S-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁaˈziːl].
What does "Brasil" mean?
As a noun, "Brasil" means: würzige südamerikanische Tabaksorte von dunkelbrauner Farbe
What words are commonly confused with "Brasil"?
"Brasil" is commonly confused with "brass", "Basis", "Basel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brasil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brasil" is [bʁaˈziːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brasil" come from?
"Brasil" 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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Bizeps#41,081Bettes#41,076beriet#41,069dumpfe#41,117

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Batzen9 variantsesport9 variantsanregt9 variantsforsch9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list