# baleia

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /bɐ.ˈlɐj.ɐ/ · frequency rank #9,007

## Definitions
1. qualquer dos grandes mamíferos marítimos da ordem Cetacea
2. especificamente, os grandes mamíferos marítimos da subordem Mysticeti
3. pessoa muito gorda

## Easily confused with
- **bali** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baleia-vs-bali)
- **beleza** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baleia-vs-beleza)
- **boleia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baleia-vs-boleia)
- **baliza** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baleia-vs-baliza)
- **batera** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baleia-vs-batera)
- **bateria** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baleia-vs-bateria)
- **bala** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bala-vs-baleia)
- **baía** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baia-vs-baleia)
- **bale** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bale-vs-baleia)
- **Bahia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bahia-vs-baleia)
- **bacia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bacia-vs-baleia)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ableia`, `baelia`, `baleai`, `baliea`, `balleia`, `bbaleia`, `blaeia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/baleia