basilar

/bɐ.zi.ˈlaɾ/

//bɐ.zi.ˈlaɾ// adj

The verdict

“basilar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,352 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,352
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-basilar · basilar · Portuguese

basilar · rank #58,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,352
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH basalto

Nearest frequency peer: basalto (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “basilar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for basilar
PropertyValue
Headwordbasilar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bɐ.zi.ˈlaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “basilar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.basilarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “basalto” (#58,351), “automatização” (#58,341), “blindar” (#58,363). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “basilar” fica em #58,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

basilar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,352 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /bɐ.zi.ˈlaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

basilar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is basilar, spelled B-A-S-I-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    básico
  2. 2
    que nasce da base

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "basilar"?
"basilar" is spelled B-A-S-I-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.zi.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "basilar" mean?
As an adjective, "basilar" means: básico
How do you pronounce "basilar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "basilar" is /bɐ.zi.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list