brilha

noun

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The verdict

“brilha” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,188
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - virilha

Corpus desk

Index PT-brilha · brilha · Portuguese

brilha · rank #12,188 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,188
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH budista

Nearest frequency peer: budista (+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 “brilha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “brilha” 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).

brilha vs brisa
67% similar
brilha vs brilho
83% similar
brilha vs brilhar
86% similar

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

Key facts for brilha
PropertyValue
Headwordbrilha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,188
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “brilha”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).brilhacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “budista” (#12,189), “campina” (#12,190), “between” (#12,182). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “brilha” fica em #12,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around brilha, anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,188 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "virilha".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for brilha, with forms such as "bbrilha", "birlha", and "brihla". 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. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "brisa", "brilho", "brilhar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is brilha, spelled B-R-I-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    virilha

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how brilha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Brilha, brilha estrelinha, bem aí na sua mão, djidjoa sempre escretcha o dia inteiro, se acaba na sua mão, com seus dedinhos, seus dedidos onde estão, aí estão, eles se saudam, eles se saudam e pro dedilhado vão, pro dedilhado vão. Chora picape, chuque-chuque-chuque-chuque chuque-chuque-chuque-chu.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrilha
  • birlha
  • brihla
  • brilah
  • brilhha
  • brillha
  • brliha
  • brrilha
  • rbilha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrilha1birlha2brihla2brilah2brilhha1brillha1brliha2brrilha1
Edit distance from "brilha"

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 "brilha"?
"brilha" is spelled B-R-I-L-H-A.
What does "brilha" mean?
As a noun, "brilha" means: virilha
What words are commonly confused with "brilha"?
"brilha" is commonly confused with "brisa", "brilho", "brilhar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "brilha" come from?
"brilha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

anular#12,172adiado#12,170cubano#12,209energy#12,236

Similar misspelling depth

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

Somália9 variantsprover9 variantsflecha9 variantsperícia9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list