basílica

/bɐ.ˈzi.li.kɐ/

//bɐ.ˈzi.li.kɐ// noun

The verdict

“basílica” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,373. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,373
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sala retangular com uma abside circular

Corpus desk

Index PT-basilica · basílica · Portuguese

basílica · rank #21,373 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,373
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bat

Nearest frequency peer: bat (+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 “basílica”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “basílica” 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
Key facts for basílica
PropertyValue
Headwordbasílica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɐ.ˈzi.li.kɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,373
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “basílica”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).basílicacai 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 “bat” (#21,374), “aturar” (#21,370), “bibliografia” (#21,379). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “basílica” fica em #21,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around basílica (IPA /bɐ.ˈzi.li.kɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,373 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for basílica, with forms such as "absílica", "baslíica", and "bassílica". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is basílica, spelled B-A-S-Í-L-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    sala retangular com uma abside circular
  2. 2
    nome dado a algumas igrejas circunstanciante por sua arquitetura ou por a Santa Sé ter-lhe concedido esse titulo
  3. 3
    veia existente no braço
  4. 4
    residência do arconte em Atenas
  5. 5
    tribunal e centro de reunião em Roma

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • absílica
  • baslíica
  • bassílica
  • basíilca
  • basílcia
  • basíliac
  • basílicca
  • basíllica
  • baíslica
  • bbasílica
  • bsaílica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

absílica2baslíica2bassílica1basíilca2basílcia2basíliac2basílicca1basíllica1
Edit distance from "basílica"

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 "basílica"?
"basílica" is spelled B-A-S-Í-L-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.ˈzi.li.kɐ/.
What does "basílica" mean?
As a noun, "basílica" means: sala retangular com uma abside circular
What are common misspellings of "basílica"?
Common misspellings include "absílica", "baslíica", "bassílica", "basíilca", "basílcia". The correct spelling is "basílica".
How do you pronounce "basílica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "basílica" is /bɐ.ˈzi.li.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "basílica" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list