birthday

/ˈbɝθ.deɪ/

//ˈbɝθ.deɪ// noun

The verdict

“birthday” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,926. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,926
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aniversário

Key facts for birthday
PropertyValue
Headwordbirthday
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɝθ.deɪ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,926
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “birthday” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). birthday lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around birthday (IPA /ˈbɝθ.deɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,926 among 2,073 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for birthday, with forms such as "bbirthday", "birhtday", and "birrthday". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is birthday, spelled B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    aniversário
  2. 2
    data de nascimento
  3. 3
    data da criação de algo

Synonyms

birthdayebirthdatedate of birth

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbirthday
  • birhtday
  • birrthday
  • birtdhay
  • birthady
  • birthdayy
  • birthdday
  • birthdya
  • birthhday
  • birtthday
  • bitrhday
  • brithday
  • ibrthday

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbirthday1birhtday2birrthday1birtdhay2birthady2birthdayy1birthdday1birthdya2
Edit distance from "birthday"

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 "birthday"?
"birthday" is spelled B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɝθ.deɪ/.
What does "birthday" mean?
As a noun, "birthday" means: aniversário
What are common misspellings of "birthday"?
Common misspellings include "bbirthday", "birhtday", "birrthday", "birtdhay", "birthady". The correct spelling is "birthday".
How do you pronounce "birthday"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "birthday" is /ˈbɝθ.deɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "birthday" come from?
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Using “birthday”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbɝθ.deɪ/ (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

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list