bilateral
/bi.lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/
The verdict
“bilateral” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #20,218 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #20,218
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tem dois lados
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bilateral |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /bi.lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,218 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bilateral” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for bilateral is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bi.lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,218 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for bilateral, with forms such as "bbilateral", "bialteral", and "bilaetral". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bilateral, spelled B-I-L-A-T-E-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1que tem dois lados
- 2que refere-se a dois lados opostos
- 3bilinear; cognático
- 4bilaterado
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbilateral,bialteral,bilaetral,bilatearl,bilaterall,bilaterla,bilaterral,bilatreal,bilatteral,billateral,biltaeral,bliateral,iblateral
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bilateral - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “bilateral”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-I-L-A-T-E-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bi.lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/ (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.