baile

[ˈbajle]

/[ˈbajle]/ noun

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The verdict

“baile” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,644. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,644
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de bailar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-baile · baile · Spanish

baile · rank #2,644 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,644
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH afecta

Nearest frequency peer: afecta (-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 “baile”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “baile” 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).

baile vs bal
60% similar
baile vs base
60% similar
baile vs bill
60% similar

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

Key facts for baile
PropertyValue
Headwordbaile
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbajle]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,644
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “baile”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).bailecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “afecta” (#2,643), “blancos” (#2,645), “adultos” (#2,642). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “baile” va en #2,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around baile (IPA [ˈbajle]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,644 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for baile, with forms such as "abile", "baiel", and "baille". 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, "bal", "base", "bill", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is baile, spelled B-A-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de bailar.
  2. 2
    Pieza musical para bailar.
  3. 3
    Local en que se baila.
  4. 4
    Fiesta o reunión en que se baila.
  5. 5
    Forma convencional y estilizada de bailar un determinado ritmo o estilo.
  6. 6
    Interludio bailado que se representaba entre las piezas de una trilogía cómica clásica.
  7. 7
    Transposición de datos ordenados que altera accidentalmente su sentido.
  8. 8
    Por extensión, cambio repetido en el orden o administración de algo.
  9. 9
    Enfrentamiento físico entre dos o más personas.
  10. 10
    Persona que tiene por costumbre u oficio el apropiarse de cosas que no le pertenecen.

Synonyms

altercadobatallacontiendadisputapendenciareyertariñatrifulca

This word in other languages

dance(English)bal(Français)Ball(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abile
  • baiel
  • baille
  • balie
  • bbaile
  • biale
  • vaile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abile2baiel2baille1balie2bbaile1biale2vaile1
Edit distance from "baile"

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 "baile"?
"baile" is spelled B-A-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbajle].
What does "baile" mean?
As a noun, "baile" means: Acción o efecto de bailar.
What words are commonly confused with "baile"?
"baile" is commonly confused with "bal", "base", "bill". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "baile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baile" is [ˈbajle]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baile" come from?
"baile" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Corea#2,649desea#2,653ricos#2,635renta#2,634

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

taller7 variantsRegla7 variantsestés7 variantshuevo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list