baile
/ˈbaɪli/noun
baile is spelled B-A-I-L-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, baile means “A specific genre of dance music originating in Rio de Janeiro, also known as Funk Carioca” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in baile?
| Letters | 5: B-A-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is baile?
Baile appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce baile?
- /ˈbaɪli/
Baile has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-baile.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with baile
Also written: bail.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with baile?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as baile.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: albie.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does baile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A specific genre of dance music originating in Rio de Janeiro, also known as Funk Carioca
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does baile come from?
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese baile (“dance”). Compare ball (“dance”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).