bilhar

/bi.ˈʎaɾ/

//bi.ˈʎaɾ// noun

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The verdict

“bilhar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,581
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jogo que se pratica impulsionando com um taco bolas, de marfim ou material semelhante, sobre uma mesa retangular normalmente forrada de pano geralmente verde

Corpus desk

Index PT-bilhar · bilhar · Portuguese

bilhar · rank #23,581 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,581
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH betão

Nearest frequency peer: betão (-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 “bilhar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bilhar” 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).

bilhar vs bolha
67% similar
bilhar vs bolar
67% similar
bilhar vs brilha
67% similar

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

Key facts for bilhar
PropertyValue
Headwordbilhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bi.ˈʎaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,581
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bilhar”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “betão” (#23,580), “bissexual” (#23,582), “bombardeamento” (#23,584). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bilhar” fica em #23,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bilhar (IPA /bi.ˈʎaɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,581 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bilhar, with forms such as "bbilhar", "bihlar", and "bilahr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "bolha", "bolar", "brilha", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is bilhar, spelled B-I-L-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jogo que se pratica impulsionando com um taco bolas, de marfim ou material semelhante, sobre uma mesa retangular normalmente forrada de pano geralmente verde
  2. 2
    a mesa onde se joga o bilhar
  3. 3
    o local onde se joga

This word in other languages

billiards(English)billar(Español)billard(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbilhar
  • bihlar
  • bilahr
  • bilharr
  • bilhhar
  • bilhra
  • billhar
  • blihar
  • iblhar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbilhar1bihlar2bilahr2bilharr1bilhhar1bilhra2billhar1blihar2
Edit distance from "bilhar"

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 "bilhar"?
"bilhar" is spelled B-I-L-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bi.ˈʎaɾ/.
What does "bilhar" mean?
As a noun, "bilhar" means: jogo que se pratica impulsionando com um taco bolas, de marfim ou material semelhante, sobre uma mesa retangular normalmente forrada de pano geralmente verde
What words are commonly confused with "bilhar"?
"bilhar" is commonly confused with "bolha", "bolar", "brilha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bilhar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bilhar" is /bi.ˈʎaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bilhar" come from?
"bilhar" 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 "bilhar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

basear#23,575aspeto#23,568careta#23,598vibrar#23,525

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

arrastão9 variantscolmeia9 variantsespañol9 variantsmacacão9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list