ibi

adv

The verdict

“ibi” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #56,170 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.

#56,170
frequency rank, Portuguese
3
letters

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

Key facts for ibi
PropertyValue
Headwordibi
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters3
Frequency rank#56,170
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ibi” 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). ibi lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ibi is 3 letters long, classified as an adverb. Corpus data places it at rank #56,170 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "aí".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ibi in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is ibi, spelled I-B-I.

Definition

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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 "ibi"?
"ibi" is spelled I-B-I.
What does "ibi" mean?
As an adverb, "ibi" means: aí
What language does "ibi" come from?
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Using “ibi”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-B-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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