business

/ˈbɪzˌnəs/ ou /ˈbɪzˌnɪs/

//ˈbɪzˌnəs/ ou /ˈbɪzˌnɪs// noun

The verdict

“business” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,508. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,508
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - negócio, biznesse, negócios

Key facts for business
PropertyValue
Headwordbusiness
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɪzˌnəs/ ou /ˈbɪzˌnɪs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,508
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “business” 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). business 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 10 spelling variants around business (IPA /ˈbɪzˌnəs/ ou /ˈbɪzˌnɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,508 among 2,073 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "negócio, biznesse, negócios".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for business, with forms such as "bbusiness", "bsuiness", and "buisness". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is business, spelled B-U-S-I-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    negócio, biznesse, negócios

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbusiness,bsuiness,buisness,busienss,busines,businness,businses,busniess,bussiness,ubsiness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbusiness1bsuiness2buisness2busienss2busines1businness1businses2busniess2
Edit distance from "business"

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 "business"?
"business" is spelled B-U-S-I-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɪzˌnəs/ ou /ˈbɪzˌnɪs/.
What does "business" mean?
As a noun, "business" means: negócio, biznesse, negócios
What are common misspellings of "business"?
Common misspellings include "bbusiness", "bsuiness", "buisness", "busienss", "busines". The correct spelling is "business".
How do you pronounce "business"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "business" is /ˈbɪzˌnəs/ ou /ˈbɪzˌnɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "business" come from?
"business" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “business”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-U-S-I-N-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbɪzˌnəs/ ou /ˈbɪzˌnɪs/ (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