brillan

[ˈbɾiʝãn]

/[ˈbɾiʝãn]/ verb

The verdict

“brillan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,286. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,286
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de brillar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

brillan vs brillo
71% similar
brillan vs brindan
71% similar
brillan vs brillar
86% similar

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

Key facts for brillan
PropertyValue
Headwordbrillan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbɾiʝãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,286
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brillan” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). brillan lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around brillan (IPA [ˈbɾiʝãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,286 among 24,339 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de brillar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for brillan, with forms such as "bbrillan", "birllan", and "brilaln". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "brillo", "brindan", "brillar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 brillan, spelled B-R-I-L-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de brillar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrillan
  • birllan
  • brilaln
  • brilan
  • brillann
  • brillna
  • brlilan
  • brrillan
  • rbillan
  • vrillan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrillan1birllan2brilaln2brilan1brillann1brillna2brlilan2brrillan1
Edit distance from "brillan"

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 "brillan"?
"brillan" is spelled B-R-I-L-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾiʝãn].
What does "brillan" mean?
As a verb, "brillan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de brillar.
What words are commonly confused with "brillan"?
"brillan" is commonly confused with "brillo", "brindan", "brillar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brillan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brillan" is [ˈbɾiʝãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brillan" come from?
"brillan" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “brillan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-R-I-L-L-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbɾiʝãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “brillo” - see the side-by-side comparison. brillan vs brillo
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list