balear

/ba.le.ˈaɾ/

//ba.le.ˈaɾ// adj

The verdict

“balear” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,316 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,316
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo às Ilhas Baleares

Corpus desk

Index PT-balear · balear · Portuguese

balear · rank #75,316 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,316
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH autenticamente

Nearest frequency peer: autenticamente (-5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “balear”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “balear” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for balear
PropertyValue
Headwordbalear
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ba.le.ˈaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “balear” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).balearcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “autenticamente” (#75,311), “bez” (#75,334), “bind” (#75,336). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “balear” fica em #75,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

balear is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,316 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ba.le.ˈaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativo às Ilhas Baleares".

Zero misspellings are on record for balear in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is balear, spelled B-A-L-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo às Ilhas Baleares

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 "balear"?
"balear" is spelled B-A-L-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ba.le.ˈaɾ/.
What does "balear" mean?
As an adjective, "balear" means: relativo às Ilhas Baleares
How do you pronounce "balear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "balear" is /ba.le.ˈaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "balear" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list