basílica
/bɐ.ˈzi.li.kɐ/
The verdict
“basílica” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #21,373 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,373
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sala retangular com uma abside circular
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | basílica |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɐ.ˈzi.li.kɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,373 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “basílica” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for basílica is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɐ.ˈzi.li.kɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,373 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1sala retangular com uma abside circular
- 2nome dado a algumas igrejas circunstanciante por sua arquitetura ou por a Santa Sé ter-lhe concedido esse titulo
- 3veia existente no braço
- 4residência do arconte em Atenas
- 5tribunal 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.
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.
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Using “basílica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-S-Í-L-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɐ.ˈzi.li.kɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.