bilingue
/bi.ˈlĩ.ɡɨ/
The verdict
“bilingue” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #45,211. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,211
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,073
- “B” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - variante ortográfica de bilíngue
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bilingue |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /bi.ˈlĩ.ɡɨ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #45,211 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bilingue” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around bilingue (IPA /bi.ˈlĩ.ɡɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,211 among 2,073 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "variante ortográfica de bilíngue".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bilingue, with forms such as "bbilingue", "biilngue", and "bilignue". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is bilingue, spelled B-I-L-I-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1variante ortográfica de bilíngue
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbilingue
- biilngue
- bilignue
- bilingeu
- bilinggue
- bilinngue
- bilinuge
- billingue
- bilnigue
- bliingue
- iblingue
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bilingue - 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 “bilingue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-I-L-I-N-G-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bi.ˈlĩ.ɡɨ/ (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
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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.