bailan

[ˈbajlãn]

/[ˈbajlãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“bailan” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,163. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,163
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bailar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bailan · bailan · Spanish

bailan · rank #18,163 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,163
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bajaba

Nearest frequency peer: bajaba (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “bailan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “bailan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

bailan vs bala
67% similar
bailan vs bain
67% similar
bailan vs baile
67% similar

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

Key facts for bailan
PropertyValue
Headwordbailan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbajlãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,163
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bailan”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).bailancae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bajaba” (#18,164), “averigua” (#18,161), “Bayern” (#18,165). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bailan” va en #18,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bailan (IPA [ˈbajlãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,163 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bailar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bailan, with forms such as "abilan", "baialn", and "bailann". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bala", "bain", "baile", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is bailan, spelled B-A-I-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bailar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abilan
  • baialn
  • bailann
  • baillan
  • bailna
  • balian
  • bbailan
  • bialan
  • vailan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abilan2baialn2bailann1baillan1bailna2balian2bbailan1bialan2
Edit distance from "bailan"

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 "bailan"?
"bailan" is spelled B-A-I-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbajlãn].
What does "bailan" mean?
As a verb, "bailan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bailar.
What words are commonly confused with "bailan"?
"bailan" is commonly confused with "bala", "bain", "baile". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bailan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bailan" is [ˈbajlãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bailan" come from?
"bailan" 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 "bailan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bajaba#18,164Bayern#18,165bishop#18,169bolsos#18,171

Similar misspelling depth

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

clamor9 variantsvillage9 variantsveréis9 variantsvainas9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list