Benín

[beˈnĩn]

/[beˈnĩn]/ name

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The verdict

“Benín” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,378
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - País ubicado al oeste de África. Anteriormente se llamaba Dahomey. Limita al oeste con Togo, al este con Nigeria y al norte con Burkina Faso y Níger.

Corpus desk

Index ES-benin · Benín · Spanish

Benín · rank #35,378 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,378
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bei

Nearest frequency peer: bei (-2 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 “Benín”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Benín” 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).

Benín vs bin
20% similar
Benín vs Bonn
60% similar
Benín vs botín
40% similar

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

Key facts for Benín
PropertyValue
HeadwordBenín
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[beˈnĩn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,378
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Benín”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Beníncae 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 “bei” (#35,376), “bisturí” (#35,380), “biólogos” (#35,381). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “Benín” va en #35,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Benín (IPA [beˈnĩn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,378 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "País ubicado al oeste de África. Anteriormente se llamaba Dahomey. Limita al oeste con Togo, al este con Nigeria y al norte con Burkina Faso y Níger.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Benín, with forms such as "bbenín", "benní", and "bennín". 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, "bin", "Bonn", "botín", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Benín, spelled B-E-N-Í-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    País ubicado al oeste de África. Anteriormente se llamaba Dahomey. Limita al oeste con Togo, al este con Nigeria y al norte con Burkina Faso y Níger.

This word in other languages

Benin(English)Bénin(Français)Benin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbenín
  • benní
  • bennín
  • benínn
  • beínn
  • bneín
  • ebnín
  • venín

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbenín1benní2bennín1benínn1beínn2bneín2ebnín2venín1
Edit distance from "Benín"

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 "Benín"?
"Benín" is spelled B-E-N-Í-N. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈnĩn].
What does "Benín" mean?
As a proper noun, "Benín" means: País ubicado al oeste de África. Anteriormente se llamaba Dahomey. Limita al oeste con Togo, al este con Nigeria y al norte con Burkina Faso y Níger.
What words are commonly confused with "Benín"?
"Benín" is commonly confused with "bin", "Bonn", "botín". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Benín"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Benín" is [beˈnĩn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Benín" come from?
"Benín" 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 "Benín", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bruma#35,388ceden#35,407críos#35,441wanna#35,309

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

canelo8 variantsaplico8 variantsafinar8 variantsacosan8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list