bailen

/[ˈbajlẽn]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,149

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

bailen is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de bailar. Pronounced [ˈbajlẽn]. Often confused with bien and bain.

Key facts for bailen
PropertyValue
Headwordbailen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbajlẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,149
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bailen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbajlẽn]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,149 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for bailen, with forms such as "abilen", "baieln", and "bailenn". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "bien", "bain", "balón", 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 bailen, spelled B-A-I-L-E-N, 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 plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de bailar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de bailar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abilen,baieln,bailenn,baillen,bailne,balien,bbailen,bialen,vailen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bailen

Misspelling Variants of "bailen"

abilen6baieln6bailenn7baillen7bailne6balien6bbailen7bialen6
Misspelling Variants of "bailen"

Frequency rank: #45,149 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bailen"?
"bailen" is spelled B-A-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbajlẽn].
What does "bailen" mean?
As a verb, "bailen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de bailar.
What words are commonly confused with "bailen"?
"bailen" is commonly confused with "bien", "bain", "balón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bailen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bailen" is [ˈbajlẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bailen" come from?
"bailen" 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.