bile

/ˈbi.li/

//ˈbi.li// noun

The verdict

“bile” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #49,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,325
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - substância amarelo-esverdeada secretada pelo fígado dos vertebrados e que atua no duodeno auxiliando especialmente na emulsificação e absorção das gorduras (é armazenada na vesícula biliar)

Corpus desk

Index PT-bile · bile · Portuguese

bile · rank #49,325 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,325
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH batera

Nearest frequency peer: batera (-6 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 “bile”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bile” 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).

bile vs bin
50% similar
bile vs bit
50% similar
bile vs bis
50% similar

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

Key facts for bile
PropertyValue
Headwordbile
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbi.li/
Letters4
Frequency rank#49,325
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bile”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).bilecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “batera” (#49,319), “bandit” (#49,317), “bananal” (#49,316). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bile” fica em #49,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around bile (IPA /ˈbi.li/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,325 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "substância amarelo-esverdeada secretada pelo fígado dos vertebrados e que atua no duodeno auxiliando especialmente na emulsificação e absorção das gorduras (é armazenada na vesícula biliar)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for bile, with forms such as "bbile", "biel", and "bille". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bin", "bit", "bis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is bile, spelled B-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    substância amarelo-esverdeada secretada pelo fígado dos vertebrados e que atua no duodeno auxiliando especialmente na emulsificação e absorção das gorduras (é armazenada na vesícula biliar)

Synonyms

bílisfel

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbile
  • biel
  • bille
  • blie
  • ible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bile - 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.

bbile1biel2bille1blie2ible2
Edit distance from "bile"

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 "bile"?
"bile" is spelled B-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbi.li/.
What does "bile" mean?
As a noun, "bile" means: substância amarelo-esverdeada secretada pelo fígado dos vertebrados e que atua no duodeno auxiliando especialmente na emulsificação e absorção das gorduras (é armazenada na vesícula biliar)
What words are commonly confused with "bile"?
"bile" is commonly confused with "bin", "bit", "bis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bile" is /ˈbi.li/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bile" come from?
"bile" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list