bacio

/bɐ.ˈsi.u/

//bɐ.ˈsi.u// noun

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The verdict

“bacio” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #87,075 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#87,075
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vaso de noite

Key facts for bacio
PropertyValue
Headwordbacio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɐ.ˈsi.u/
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,075
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bacio” sits in Portuguese 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). bacio lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for bacio is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɐ.ˈsi.u/. Corpus data places it at rank #87,075 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

bacio doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 bacio, spelled B-A-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    vaso de noite
  2. 2
    bispote; penico

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 "bacio"?
"bacio" is spelled B-A-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.ˈsi.u/.
What does "bacio" mean?
As a noun, "bacio" means: vaso de noite
How do you pronounce "bacio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bacio" is /bɐ.ˈsi.u/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bacio" come from?
"bacio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bacio”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bɐ.ˈsi.u/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list