baile
Spanish, noun
baile is spelled B-A-I-L-E (5 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,658th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baile is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dance (a sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of bailar. With an accent, bailé is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of bailar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de bailar”.
What does baile mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedance (a sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music)
- 2
masculinedance (a social gathering where dancing is the main activity)
- 3
masculineball (a formal dance)
- 4
masculinedance (the art, profession, and study of dancing)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of bailar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de bailar. 2. Pieza musical para bailar. 3. Local en que se baila. 4. Fiesta o reunión en que se baila.
noun: 1. Magistrado ordinario de primera instancia en algunos regímenes antiguos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of baile
- bailes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to baile
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is baile in Spanish?
baile appears 32 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).