bilateral

/bi.lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/

//bi.lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ// adj

The verdict

“bilateral” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,218
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem dois lados

Corpus desk

Index PT-bilateral · bilateral · Portuguese

bilateral · rank #20,218 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,218
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH berry

Nearest frequency peer: berry (-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 “bilateral”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bilateral” 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 bilateral
PropertyValue
Headwordbilateral
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bi.lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,218
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bilateral”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bilateralcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “berry” (#20,217), “bendito” (#20,216), “border” (#20,220). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bilateral” fica em #20,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around bilateral (IPA /bi.lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,218 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    que tem dois lados
  2. 2
    que refere-se a dois lados opostos
  3. 3
    bilinear; cognático
  4. 4
    bilaterado

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.

bbilateral1bialteral2bilaetral2bilatearl2bilaterall1bilaterla2bilaterral1bilatreal2
Edit distance from "bilateral"

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 "bilateral"?
"bilateral" is spelled B-I-L-A-T-E-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /bi.lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/.
What does "bilateral" mean?
As an adjective, "bilateral" means: que tem dois lados
What are common misspellings of "bilateral"?
Common misspellings include "bbilateral", "bialteral", "bilaetral", "bilatearl", "bilaterall". The correct spelling is "bilateral".
How do you pronounce "bilateral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bilateral" is /bi.lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bilateral" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list