bilhete
/bi.ˈʎe.tɨ/
The verdict
“bilhete” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #7,107 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,107
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pequeno pedaço de papel com uma mensagem rápida escrita
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bilhete |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bi.ˈʎe.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #7,107 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bilhete” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for bilhete is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bi.ˈʎe.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,107 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bilhete, with forms such as "bbilhete", "bihlete", and "bilehte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is bilhete, spelled B-I-L-H-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1pequeno pedaço de papel com uma mensagem rápida escrita
- 2senha que dá direito a assistir a espetáculos; entrada
- 3impresso que dá direito a concorrer a sorteios e a viajar em transportes coletivos
- 4pequeno pedaço de papel que comprova a compra de algum serviço
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbilhete,bihlete,bilehte,bilheet,bilhette,bilhhete,bilhtee,billhete,blihete,iblhete
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bilhete - 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 “bilhete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-I-L-H-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bi.ˈʎe.tɨ/ (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.