bicicleta

/[bisiˈklet̪a]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,899

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

bicicleta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Vehículo, comúnmente de dos ruedas iguales, propulsado mediante la aplicación de la fuerza de las piernas sobre los pedales que la transmiten hacia los piñones y una cadena moviendo la rueda trasera. Pronounced [bisiˈklet̪a]. It ranks #3,899 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with bicicletas.

Key facts for bicicleta
PropertyValue
Headwordbicicleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bisiˈklet̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,899
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bicicleta is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bisiˈklet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,899 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for bicicleta, with forms such as "bbicicleta", "bciicleta", and "biccicleta". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bicicletas", 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 bicicleta, spelled B-I-C-I-C-L-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vehículo, comúnmente de dos ruedas iguales, propulsado mediante la aplicación de la fuerza de las piernas sobre los pedales que la transmiten hacia los piñones y una cadena moviendo la rueda trasera.
  2. 2
    Amague que consiste en correr en el lugar dibujando círculos con los pies alrededor de la pelota.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbicicleta,bciicleta,biccicleta,biccileta,biciccleta,bicicelta,bicicleat,bicicletta,biciclleta,bicicltea,bicilceta,biiccleta,bisicleta,ibcicleta,vicicleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bicicleta

Misspelling Variants of "bicicleta"

bbicicleta10bciicleta9biccicleta10biccileta9biciccleta10bicicelta9bicicleat9bicicletta10
Misspelling Variants of "bicicleta"

Frequency rank: #3,899 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bicicleta"?
"bicicleta" is spelled B-I-C-I-C-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [bisiˈklet̪a].
What does "bicicleta" mean?
As a noun, "bicicleta" means: Vehículo, comúnmente de dos ruedas iguales, propulsado mediante la aplicación de la fuerza de las piernas sobre los pedales que la transmiten hacia los piñones y una cadena moviendo la rueda trasera.
What words are commonly confused with "bicicleta"?
"bicicleta" is commonly confused with "bicicletas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bicicleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bicicleta" is [bisiˈklet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bicicleta" come from?
"bicicleta" 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.