bacilo

[baˈsilo]

/[baˈsilo]/ noun

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The verdict

“bacilo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,719 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,719
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bacteria de forma más o menos alargada, como una vara, bastón o filamento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bacilo · bacilo · Spanish

bacilo · rank #81,719 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,719
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH balbucear

Nearest frequency peer: balbucear (+3 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “bacilo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bacilo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bacilo
PropertyValue
Headwordbacilo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈsilo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bacilo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.bacilocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “balbucear” (#81,722), “baqueta” (#81,723), “autorizará” (#81,714). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bacilo” va en #81,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bacilo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,719 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈsilo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for bacilo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is bacilo, spelled B-A-C-I-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bacteria de forma más o menos alargada, como una vara, bastón o filamento.
  2. 2
    Tubo pequeño de vidrio o cristal para contener medicamentos líquidos.

This word in other languages

bacillus(English)bacille(Français)Bazillus(Deutsch)bacilo(Português)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bacilo"?
"bacilo" is spelled B-A-C-I-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈsilo].
What does "bacilo" mean?
As a noun, "bacilo" means: Bacteria de forma más o menos alargada, como una vara, bastón o filamento.
How do you pronounce "bacilo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bacilo" is [baˈsilo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bacilo" come from?
"bacilo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

atiene#81,709Artola#81,699Andoni#81,672career#81,771

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list