baile
/ˈbaɪli/
"baile" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“baile” is uncommon English (frequency #76,559 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,559
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A specific genre of dance music originating in Rio de Janeiro, also known as Funk Carioca
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baile |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbaɪli/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #76,559 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “baile” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
baile is uncommon English at frequency #76,559 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbaɪli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A specific genre of dance music originating in Rio de Janeiro, also known as Funk Carioca".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for baile, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese baile (“dance”). Compare ball (“dance”). The correct English form is baile, spelled B-A-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1A specific genre of dance music originating in Rio de Janeiro, also known as Funk Carioca
Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese baile (“dance”). Compare ball (“dance”).
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “baile”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-A-I-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.