baba
/ˈba.bɐ/
The verdict
“baba” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,888
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 840
- “B” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - saliva ou mucosidade que escorre da boca
Corpus desk
Index PT-baba · baba · Portuguese
baba · rank #13,888 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,888
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 840
- PHOTO-FINISH aura
Nearest frequency peer: aura (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “baba”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- argila
argila
86,119 corpus weight
- arterial
arterial
86,118 corpus weight
- aura
aura
86,114 corpus weight
- baba
baba
86,113 corpus weight
- Bahamas
Bahamas
86,111 corpus weight
- baú
baú
86,106 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “baba” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | baba |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈba.bɐ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #13,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “baba” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around baba (IPA /ˈba.bɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,888 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for baba, with forms such as "abba", "baab", and "babba". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boa", "bar", "bad", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is baba, spelled B-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1saliva ou mucosidade que escorre da boca
- 2a cachaça que resta no copo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abba
- baab
- babba
- bbaa
- bbaba
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baba - 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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "baba", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "baba". Here's where to go from here.
- "baba" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "boa". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #13,888 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.