brasileira

/bɾɐ.zi.ˈlej.ɾɐ/, /bɾɐ.zi.ˈle.ɾɐ/

//bɾɐ.zi.ˈlej.ɾɐ/, /bɾɐ.zi.ˈle.ɾɐ// adj

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The verdict

“brasileira” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #344. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#344
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feminino de brasileiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-brasileira · brasileira · Portuguese

brasileira · rank #344 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #344
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH deste

Nearest frequency peer: deste (+2 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 “brasileira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “brasileira” 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).

brasileira vs brasileiro
90% similar

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

Key facts for brasileira
PropertyValue
Headwordbrasileira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bɾɐ.zi.ˈlej.ɾɐ/, /bɾɐ.zi.ˈle.ɾɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#344
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “brasileira”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “deste” (#346), “causa” (#340), “fosse” (#348). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “brasileira” fica em #344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around brasileira (IPA /bɾɐ.zi.ˈlej.ɾɐ/, /bɾɐ.zi.ˈle.ɾɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #344 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "feminino de brasileiro".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for brasileira, with forms such as "barsileira", "bbrasileira", and "braisleira". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "brasileiro", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is brasileira, spelled B-R-A-S-I-L-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    feminino de brasileiro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barsileira
  • bbrasileira
  • braisleira
  • brasielira
  • brasileiar
  • brasileirra
  • brasileria
  • brasiliera
  • brasilleira
  • braslieira
  • brassileira
  • brrasileira
  • brsaileira
  • rbasileira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brasileira - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

barsileira2bbrasileira1braisleira2brasielira2brasileiar2brasileirra1brasileria2brasiliera2
Edit distance from "brasileira"

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 "brasileira"?
"brasileira" is spelled B-R-A-S-I-L-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɾɐ.zi.ˈlej.ɾɐ/, /bɾɐ.zi.ˈle.ɾɐ/.
What does "brasileira" mean?
As an adjective, "brasileira" means: feminino de brasileiro
What words are commonly confused with "brasileira"?
"brasileira" is commonly confused with "brasileiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brasileira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brasileira" is /bɾɐ.zi.ˈlej.ɾɐ/, /bɾɐ.zi.ˈle.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brasileira" come from?
"brasileira" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

importante#316brasileiro#285presidente#215informação#564

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

encontrar14 variantsprincipal14 variantstrabalhar14 variantsorganização14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list