alibi

/ˈæl.ə.baɪ/

//ˈæl.ə.baɪ// noun

The verdict

“alibi” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,890 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,890
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - álibi

Corpus desk

Index PT-alibi · alibi · Portuguese

alibi · rank #67,890 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,890
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alforria

Nearest frequency peer: alforria (-3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “alibi”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “alibi” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alibi
PropertyValue
Headwordalibi
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈæl.ə.baɪ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,890
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “alibi” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).alibicai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “alforria” (#67,887), “alfazema” (#67,886), “alabastro” (#67,882). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alibi” fica em #67,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alibi is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,890 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæl.ə.baɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "álibi".

alibi has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is alibi, spelled A-L-I-B-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    álibi

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alibi"?
"alibi" is spelled A-L-I-B-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæl.ə.baɪ/.
What does "alibi" mean?
As a noun, "alibi" means: álibi
How do you pronounce "alibi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alibi" is /ˈæl.ə.baɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alibi" come from?
"alibi" is a Portuguese 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alibi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list