basílica

/[baˈsilika]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,768

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

basílica is aSpanishnoun. It means: Palacio real en la Roma clásica. Pronounced [baˈsilika]. Often confused with Basilio and Brasilia.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for basílica is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈsilika]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,768 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for basílica, with forms such as "absílica", "baslíica", and "bassílica". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Basilio", "Brasilia", "básica", 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 basílica, spelled B-A-S-Í-L-I-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: absílica,baslíica,bassílica,basíilca,basílcia,basíliac,basílicca,basíllica,baíslica,bbasílica,bsaílica,vasílica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for basílica

Misspelling Variants of "basílica"

absílica8baslíica8bassílica9basíilca8basílcia8basíliac8basílicca9basíllica9
Misspelling Variants of "basílica"

Frequency rank: #16,768 in Spanish

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. 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.