Basilio

[baˈsiljo]

/[baˈsiljo]/ name

The verdict

“Basilio” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,754. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,754
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - San Basilio Padre de la iglesia griega, obispo de Cesárea, autor de cartas o epístolas sabias sobre cuestiones de doctrina, de disciplina y de moral. Uno de los fundadores del monaquismo cristiano.

Corpus desk

Index ES-basilio · Basilio · Spanish

Basilio · rank #24,754 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,754
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH basic

Nearest frequency peer: basic (-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 “Basilio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Basilio” 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).

Basilio vs Brasilia
75% similar
Basilio vs Bailo
71% similar
Basilio vs basil
57% similar

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

Key facts for Basilio
PropertyValue
HeadwordBasilio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[baˈsiljo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,754
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Basilio”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Basiliocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “basic” (#24,753), “Bianchi” (#24,755), “barajas” (#24,752). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “Basilio” va en #24,754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Basilio (IPA [baˈsiljo]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,754 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Basilio, with forms such as "absilio", "bacilio", and "baislio". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Brasilia", "Bailo", "basil", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Basilio, spelled B-A-S-I-L-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    San Basilio Padre de la iglesia griega, obispo de Cesárea, autor de cartas o epístolas sabias sobre cuestiones de doctrina, de disciplina y de moral. Uno de los fundadores del monaquismo cristiano.
  2. 2
    Basilio Iº, el macedonio Emperador de Oriente de 866 a 886.
  3. 3
    Basilio II Emperador de Oriente de 976 a 1025. Sometió la Bulgaria.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • absilio
  • bacilio
  • baislio
  • basiilo
  • basillio
  • basiloi
  • basliio
  • bassilio
  • bbasilio
  • bsailio
  • vasilio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Basilio - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

absilio2bacilio1baislio2basiilo2basillio1basiloi2basliio2bassilio1
Edit distance from "Basilio"

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 "Basilio"?
"Basilio" is spelled B-A-S-I-L-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈsiljo].
What does "Basilio" mean?
As a proper noun, "Basilio" means: San Basilio Padre de la iglesia griega, obispo de Cesárea, autor de cartas o epístolas sabias sobre cuestiones de doctrina, de disciplina y de moral. Uno de los fundadores del monaquismo cristiano.
What words are commonly confused with "Basilio"?
"Basilio" is commonly confused with "Brasilia", "Bailo", "basil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Basilio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Basilio" is [baˈsiljo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Basilio" come from?
"Basilio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list