Brasilia

\bʁa.zi.lja\

/\bʁa.zi.lja\/ name

The verdict

“Brasilia” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,200
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capitale du Brésil.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Brasilia vs Brasil
75% similar
Brasilia vs basilic
63% similar

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

Key facts for Brasilia
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrasilia
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bʁa.zi.lja\
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,200
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Brasilia” sits in French 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). Brasilia 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 11 spelling variants around Brasilia (IPA \bʁa.zi.lja\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,200 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Capitale du Brésil.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brasilia, with forms such as "barsilia", "bbrasilia", and "braislia". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Brasil", "basilic", 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 French form is Brasilia, spelled B-R-A-S-I-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capitale du Brésil.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: barsilia,bbrasilia,braislia,brasiila,brasilai,brasillia,brasliia,brassilia,brrasilia,brsailia,rbasilia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brasilia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

barsilia2bbrasilia1braislia2brasiila2brasilai2brasillia1brasliia2brassilia1
Edit distance from "Brasilia"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Brasilia"?
"Brasilia" is spelled B-R-A-S-I-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁa.zi.lja\.
What does "Brasilia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Brasilia" means: Capitale du Brésil.
What words are commonly confused with "Brasilia"?
"Brasilia" is commonly confused with "Brasil", "basilic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brasilia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brasilia" is \bʁa.zi.lja\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brasilia" come from?
"Brasilia" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Brasilia”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-R-A-S-I-L-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bʁa.zi.lja\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Brasil” - see the side-by-side comparison. Brasilia vs Brasil
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list