bengalíes
[bẽŋgaˈlies]
The verdict
“bengalíes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,722 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,722
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,459
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de bengalí.
Corpus desk
Index ES-bengalies · bengalíes · Spanish
bengalíes · rank #92,722 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,722
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,459
- PHOTO-FINISH Bengoechea
Nearest frequency peer: Bengoechea (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “bengalíes”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Bayón
Bayón
7,284 corpus weight
- bengalíes
bengalíes
7,279 corpus weight
- Bengoechea
Bengoechea
7,278 corpus weight
- berlinés
berlinés
7,276 corpus weight
- bernardos
bernardos
7,275 corpus weight
- besugo
besugo
7,273 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bengalíes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bengalíes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bẽŋgaˈlies] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #92,722 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “bengalíes” en español
Rare enough to double-check
bengalíes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,722 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bẽŋgaˈlies]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de bengalí.".
bengalíes has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is bengalíes, spelled B-E-N-G-A-L-Í-E-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de bengalí.
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.
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