bain

[bˠanʲ]

/[bˠanʲ]/ verb

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The verdict

“bain” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,457
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quitar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bain · bain · Spanish

bain · rank #49,457 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,457
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bacán

Nearest frequency peer: bacán (-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 “bain”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bain” 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).

bain vs ben
50% similar
bain vs big
50% similar
bain vs bay
50% similar

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

Key facts for bain
PropertyValue
Headwordbain
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bˠanʲ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#49,457
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bain”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.baincae 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 “bacán” (#49,456), “bajemos” (#49,459), “azucarero” (#49,454). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bain” va en #49,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around bain (IPA [bˠanʲ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,457 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for bain, with forms such as "abin", "bainn", and "bani". 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, "ben", "big", "bay", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is bain, spelled B-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quitar.
  2. 2
    Eliminar.
  3. 3
    Extraer.
  4. 4
    Segar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how bain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. D'imigh an buachaill amach ar an tigh phobail arís, agus fuair sé é féin i ngarraí álainn breá plúr, agus bhain sé ceann do na plúir agus thug leis é.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abin
  • bainn
  • bani
  • bbain
  • vain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bain - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abin2bainn1bani2bbain1vain1
Edit distance from "bain"

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 "bain"?
"bain" is spelled B-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bˠanʲ].
What does "bain" mean?
As a verb, "bain" means: Quitar.
What words are commonly confused with "bain"?
"bain" is commonly confused with "ben", "big", "bay". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bain" is [bˠanʲ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bain" come from?
"bain" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bane#49,461brie#49,475apis#49,423ceba#49,502

Similar misspelling depth

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

waka5 variantsDeva5 variantsnear5 variantspa'l5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list