brillante
[bɾiˈʝãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“brillante” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,103 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,103
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De mucha luminosidad.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brillante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bɾiˈʝãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,103 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “brillante” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for brillante is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bɾiˈʝãn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,103 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 generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for brillante, with forms such as "bbrillante", "birllante", and "brilalnte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "brillantes", "brillantez", "brillan", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is brillante, spelled B-R-I-L-L-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1De mucha luminosidad.
- 2Inteligente, genial.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbrillante,birllante,brilalnte,brilante,brillanet,brillannte,brillantte,brillatne,brillnate,brlilante,brrillante,rbillante,vrillante
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brillante - 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.
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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Using “brillante”
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-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bɾiˈʝãn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “brillantes” - see the side-by-side comparison. brillante vs brillantes
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.