bait

/beɪt/

//beɪt// noun

The verdict

“bait” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #39,487. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,487
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-bait · bait · Portuguese

bait · rank #39,487 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,487
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bancarrota

Nearest frequency peer: bancarrota (+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 “bait”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bait” 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).

bait vs bi
50% similar
bait vs bar
50% similar
bait vs boi
50% similar

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

Key facts for bait
PropertyValue
Headwordbait
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/beɪt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#39,487
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bait”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.baitcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bancarrota” (#39,488), “azulado” (#39,484), “audível” (#39,483). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bait” fica em #39,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around bait (IPA /beɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,487 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for bait, with forms such as "abit", "baitt", and "bati". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bi", "bar", "boi", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is bait, spelled B-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    isca
  2. 2
    engodo
  3. 3
    descanso para lanche

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abit
  • baitt
  • bati
  • bbait
  • biat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abit2baitt1bati2bbait1biat2
Edit distance from "bait"

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 "bait"?
"bait" is spelled B-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /beɪt/.
What does "bait" mean?
As a noun, "bait" means: isca
What words are commonly confused with "bait"?
"bait" is commonly confused with "bi", "bar", "boi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bait" is /beɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bait" come from?
"bait" 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 "bait", 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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list