bacon

noun

The verdict

“bacon” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #7,599 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,599
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
6
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bêicon, panceta (toucinho defumado)

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bacon vs bon
60% similar
bacon vs ban
60% similar
bacon vs bico
60% similar

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

Key facts for bacon
PropertyValue
Headwordbacon
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,599
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bacon” 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). bacon 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 bacon is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #7,599 in overall Portuguese 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 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bacon, with forms such as "abcon", "baccon", and "baconn". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "bon", "ban", "bico", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is bacon, spelled B-A-C-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bêicon, panceta (toucinho defumado)
  2. 2
    couro, pele

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abcon,baccon,baconn,baocn,bbacon,bcaon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bacon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abcon2baccon1baconn1baocn2bbacon1bcaon2
Edit distance from "bacon"

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 "bacon"?
"bacon" is spelled B-A-C-O-N.
What does "bacon" mean?
As a noun, "bacon" means: bêicon, panceta (toucinho defumado)
What words are commonly confused with "bacon"?
"bacon" is commonly confused with "bon", "ban", "bico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "bacon" come from?
"bacon" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “bacon”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-C-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “bon” - see the side-by-side comparison. bacon vs bon
  • 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