bi
Portuguese, noun
bi is spelled B-I (2 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,515th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bi is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “clipping of bissexual (“bisexual person”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, BI is a different word: “initialism of bilhete de identidade (“ID card”)”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bissexual”.
What does bi mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialclipping of bissexual (“sexually attracted to persons of either sex”)
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininemasculineclipping of bissexual (“bisexual person”)
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineslangclipping of bicha (“flamer”)
prefix
- 1
bi- (two-)
noun
- 1
masculineinitialism of bilhete de identidade (“ID card”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. bissexual
noun: 1. bissexual
noun: 1. termo de tratamento para homossexual do sexo masculino (denota familiaridade, amizade ou amistosidade para com o mesmo)
abbreviation: 1. batalhão de infantaria. 2. Bilhete de Identidade.
symbol: 1. símbolo do elemento químico de nome bismuto
prefix: 1. exprime a noção de dois, duplo, duas vezes
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bi
- bis plural
- BIs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to bi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bi in Portuguese?
bi appears 9.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).