bicha

/ˈbi.ʃɐ/

//ˈbi.ʃɐ// noun

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The verdict

“bicha” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,787. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,787
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nome comum dos vermes e dos répteis com corpo comprido e sem pernas

Corpus desk

Index PT-bicha · bicha · Portuguese

bicha · rank #14,787 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,787
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH beyond

Nearest frequency peer: beyond (-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 “bicha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bicha” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bicha vs bico
60% similar
bicha vs bicho
80% similar
bicha vs bolha
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bicha
PropertyValue
Headwordbicha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbi.ʃɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,787
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bicha”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bichacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “beyond” (#14,786), “boquete” (#14,788), “barril” (#14,784). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bicha” fica em #14,787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bicha (IPA /ˈbi.ʃɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,787 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 19 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bicha, with forms such as "bbicha", "bciha", and "bicah". 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. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "bico", "bicho", "bolha", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is bicha, spelled B-I-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome comum dos vermes e dos répteis com corpo comprido e sem pernas
  2. 2
    sanguessuga
  3. 3
    lombriga
  4. 4
    víbora
  5. 5
    fila, fileira de pessoas colocadas umas atrás das outras
  6. 6
    pessoa de mau gênio, irritável
  7. 7
    mulher da vida; prostituta
  8. 8
    arrecada de ouro com o feitio de uma serpente
  9. 9
    divisa, distintivo, galão de ouro da manga de um uniforme
  10. 10
    serpentina do alambique nos engenhos de açúcar
  11. 11
    genitália masculina; pênis
  12. 12
    genitália feminina; vulva
  13. 13
    dança em que os pares dão as mãos uns aos outros em fileiras
  14. 14
    tumor
  15. 15
    milhano
  16. 16
    garrucha ou qualquer arma de fogo
  17. 17
    fogo de artifício em formato estreito e comprido, com estopim na ponta
  18. 18
    aquilo que, quer pela forma estreita e comprida, quer pelo movimento sinuoso, dá a ideia dum réptil
  19. 19
    vermes intestinais; arrecadas; diabruras

Synonyms

fila

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbicha
  • bciha
  • bicah
  • biccha
  • bichha
  • bihca
  • ibcha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbicha1bciha2bicah2biccha1bichha1bihca2ibcha2
Edit distance from "bicha"

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 "bicha"?
"bicha" is spelled B-I-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbi.ʃɐ/.
What does "bicha" mean?
As a noun, "bicha" means: nome comum dos vermes e dos répteis com corpo comprido e sem pernas
What words are commonly confused with "bicha"?
"bicha" is commonly confused with "bico", "bicho", "bolha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bicha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bicha" is /ˈbi.ʃɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bicha" come from?
"bicha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

apito#14,770track#14,735tecla#14,731fardo#14,849

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

frito7 variantsreter7 variantsrampa7 variantspolar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list