baila

/[ˈbajla]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,409

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

baila is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bailar. Pronounced [ˈbajla]. It ranks #9,409 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with bla and bal.

Key facts for baila
PropertyValue
Headwordbaila
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbajla]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,409
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of baila in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for baila is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbajla]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,409 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for baila, with forms such as "abila", "baial", and "bailla". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bla", "bal", "bia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is baila, spelled B-A-I-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bailar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de bailar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abila,baial,bailla,balia,bbaila,biala,vaila

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for baila

Misspelling Variants of "baila"

abila5baial5bailla6balia5bbaila6biala5vaila5
Misspelling Variants of "baila"

Frequency rank: #9,409 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "baila"?
"baila" is spelled B-A-I-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbajla].
What does "baila" mean?
As a verb, "baila" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bailar.
What words are commonly confused with "baila"?
"baila" is commonly confused with "bla", "bal", "bia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "baila"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baila" is [ˈbajla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baila" come from?
"baila" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.