basílica

[baˈsilika]

/[baˈsilika]/ noun

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The verdict

“basílica” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,768. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,768
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palacio real en la Roma clásica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-basilica · basílica · Spanish

basílica · rank #16,768 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,768
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH barbacoa

Nearest frequency peer: barbacoa (-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 “basílica”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “basílica” 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).

basílica vs Basilio
50% similar
basílica vs Brasilia
50% similar
basílica vs básica
63% similar

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

Key facts for basílica
PropertyValue
Headwordbasílica
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈsilika]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,768
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “basílica”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).basílicacae 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 “barbacoa” (#16,767), “banquero” (#16,766), “bloqueos” (#16,770). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “basílica” va en #16,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around basílica (IPA [baˈsilika]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,768 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for basílica, with forms such as "absílica", "baslíica", and "bassílica". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Basilio", "Brasilia", "básica", 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is basílica, spelled B-A-S-Í-L-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palacio real en la Roma clásica.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, recinto hipóstilo con un ábside en el extremo, empleado en la Roma clásica como tribunal o asamblea.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, cualquiera de los edificios en forma de basílica que se construyeron por orden del emperador Constantino para servir como iglesias.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, iglesia construida según este modelo, con planta rectangular dividida en tres naves por columnatas y con uno o más ábsides en el extremo opuesto al atrio, sin transepto.
  5. 5
    Iglesia de valor religioso, histórico y arquitectónico que goza de ciertos privilegios por disposición papal
  6. 6
    Vena que se origina en el lado cubital de la red dorsal de la mano, pasa hacia arriba por el antebrazo y se une con las venas humerales para formar la vena axilar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Si se subiese a este pórtico, que esta antes de entrar en nuestras iglesias. Los romanos le tenian en las basílicas, en los teatros y en los palacios.
  2. La basílica romana, que asimismo servía de lonja de mercaderes, sencilla o poco menos que desnuda en su exterior, extendíase sobre una planta rectangular, ya prolongada, ya cuadrada, dividida en su longitud por dos hileras de columnas en tres galerías, de la cuales la central, más ancha y alta, remataba hacia oriente en un recinto semicircular, que sobres…

This word in other languages

basilica(English)basilique(Français)Basilika(Deutsch)basílica(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • absílica
  • baslíica
  • bassílica
  • basíilca
  • basílcia
  • basíliac
  • basílicca
  • basíllica
  • baíslica
  • bbasílica
  • bsaílica
  • vasílica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

absílica2baslíica2bassílica1basíilca2basílcia2basíliac2basílicca1basíllica1
Edit distance from "basílica"

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 "basílica"?
"basílica" is spelled B-A-S-Í-L-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈsilika].
What does "basílica" mean?
As a noun, "basílica" means: Palacio real en la Roma clásica.
What words are commonly confused with "basílica"?
"basílica" is commonly confused with "Basilio", "Brasilia", "básica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "basílica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "basílica" is [baˈsilika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "basílica" come from?
"basílica" 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 "basílica", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

barbacoa#16,767banquero#16,766bloqueos#16,770brujería#16,774

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

autorizar12 variantsanalítica12 variantscruzadas12 variantscuidadoso12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list