baunilha
/baw.ˈni.ʎɐ/
The verdict
“baunilha” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #19,069 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,069
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - essência adocicada e aromática obtida dos frutos da orquídea Vanilla planifolia
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baunilha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /baw.ˈni.ʎɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #19,069 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “baunilha” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for baunilha is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /baw.ˈni.ʎɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,069 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "essência adocicada e aromática obtida dos frutos da orquídea Vanilla planifolia".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for baunilha, with forms such as "abunilha", "banuilha", and "bauinlha". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is baunilha, spelled B-A-U-N-I-L-H-A.
Definition
- 1essência adocicada e aromática obtida dos frutos da orquídea Vanilla planifolia
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abunilha,banuilha,bauinlha,baunihla,baunilah,baunilhha,baunillha,baunliha,baunnilha,bbaunilha,buanilha
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baunilha - 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 “baunilha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-U-N-I-L-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /baw.ˈni.ʎɐ/ (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.