baile

/ˈbaj.lɨ/

//ˈbaj.lɨ// noun

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The verdict

“baile” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,664
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - reunião de pessoas para dançar

Corpus desk

Index PT-baile · baile · Portuguese

baile · rank #3,664 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,664
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH barriga

Nearest frequency peer: barriga (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “baile”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “baile” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

baile vs bal
60% similar
baile vs Base
40% similar
baile vs bala
60% similar

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

Key facts for baile
PropertyValue
Headwordbaile
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbaj.lɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,664
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “baile”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “barriga” (#3,665), “avisar” (#3,662), “assinado” (#3,661). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “baile” fica em #3,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around baile (IPA /ˈbaj.lɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,664 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for baile, with forms such as "abile", "baiel", and "baille". 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, "bal", "Base", "bala", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is baile, spelled B-A-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    reunião de pessoas para dançar
  2. 2
    dança
  3. 3
    conflito

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how baile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gostei muito de ir ao baile funk e também de uma certa balada que tinha muitos homens - foi uma experiência bizarra e divertida.
  2. Como pode dar certo um filme que se passa em uma noite, em locação única - um salão de baile - e com personagens que pertencem, em sua maioria, à 3ª idade?

This word in other languages

dance(English)baile(Español)bal(Français)Tanz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abile
  • baiel
  • baille
  • balie
  • bbaile
  • biale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baile - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abile2baiel2baille1balie2bbaile1biale2
Edit distance from "baile"

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 "baile"?
"baile" is spelled B-A-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbaj.lɨ/.
What does "baile" mean?
As a noun, "baile" means: reunião de pessoas para dançar
What words are commonly confused with "baile"?
"baile" is commonly confused with "bal", "Base", "bala". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "baile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baile" is /ˈbaj.lɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baile" come from?
"baile" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bolso#3,667bunda#3,668óbvio#3,653meter#3,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

that6 variantsstar6 variantsroubo6 variantsassume6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list