bicicleta

[bi.si.ˈklɛ.tɐ]

/[bi.si.ˈklɛ.tɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“bicicleta” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,375
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - veículo de duas rodas movido a força humana

Corpus desk

Index PT-bicicleta · bicicleta · Portuguese

bicicleta · rank #3,375 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,375
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bala

Nearest frequency peer: bala (-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 “bicicleta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bicicleta” 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 bicicleta
PropertyValue
Headwordbicicleta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bi.si.ˈklɛ.tɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,375
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bicicleta”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bala” (#3,374), “argumento” (#3,373), “cadê” (#3,377). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bicicleta” fica em #3,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around bicicleta (IPA [bi.si.ˈklɛ.tɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,375 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for bicicleta, with forms such as "bbicicleta", "bciicleta", and "biccicleta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is bicicleta, spelled B-I-C-I-C-L-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    veículo de duas rodas movido a força humana
  2. 2
    lance em que um jogador, geralmente atacante, de costas para o gol adversário, gira o corpo e chuta a bola por cima da cabeça, para trás

This word in other languages

bicycle(English)bicicleta(Español)bicyclette(Français)Fahrrad(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbicicleta
  • bciicleta
  • biccicleta
  • biccileta
  • biciccleta
  • bicicelta
  • bicicleat
  • bicicletta
  • biciclleta
  • bicicltea
  • bicilceta
  • biiccleta
  • ibcicleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbicicleta1bciicleta2biccicleta1biccileta2biciccleta1bicicelta2bicicleat2bicicletta1
Edit distance from "bicicleta"

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 "bicicleta"?
"bicicleta" is spelled B-I-C-I-C-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [bi.si.ˈklɛ.tɐ].
What does "bicicleta" mean?
As a noun, "bicicleta" means: veículo de duas rodas movido a força humana
What are common misspellings of "bicicleta"?
Common misspellings include "bbicicleta", "bciicleta", "biccicleta", "biccileta", "biciccleta". The correct spelling is "bicicleta".
How do you pronounce "bicicleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bicicleta" is [bi.si.ˈklɛ.tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bicicleta" come from?
"bicicleta" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

argumento#3,373comunista#3,381envolvido#3,391paciência#3,426

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

equilíbrio13 variantspreocupar13 variantscomposição13 variantsmasculino13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list