Bahamas

/ba.ha.mas/

//ba.ha.mas// noun

The verdict

“Bahamas” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,890
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-bahamas · Bahamas · Portuguese

Bahamas · rank #13,890 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,890
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH baba

Nearest frequency peer: baba (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “Bahamas”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “Bahamas” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bahamas
PropertyValue
HeadwordBahamas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ba.ha.mas/
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,890
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Bahamas”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Bahamascai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “baba” (#13,888), “aura” (#13,887), “baú” (#13,895). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “Bahamas” fica em #13,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Bahamas (IPA /ba.ha.mas/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,890 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bahamas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bahamas, with forms such as "abhamas", "baahmas", and "bahaams". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is Bahamas, spelled B-A-H-A-M-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bahamas

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abhamas
  • baahmas
  • bahaams
  • bahamass
  • bahammas
  • bahamsa
  • bahhamas
  • bahmaas
  • bbahamas
  • bhaamas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bahamas - 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.

abhamas2baahmas2bahaams2bahamass1bahammas1bahamsa2bahhamas1bahmaas2
Edit distance from "Bahamas"

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 "Bahamas"?
"Bahamas" is spelled B-A-H-A-M-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ba.ha.mas/.
What does "Bahamas" mean?
As a noun, "Bahamas" means: Bahamas
What are common misspellings of "Bahamas"?
Common misspellings include "abhamas", "baahmas", "bahaams", "bahamass", "bahammas". The correct spelling is "Bahamas".
How do you pronounce "Bahamas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bahamas" is /ba.ha.mas/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bahamas" come from?
"Bahamas" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list