País Basco

phrase

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The verdict

“País Basco” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - região histórico-cultural localizada no extremo norte da Espanha e no extremo sudoeste da França

Key facts for País Basco
PropertyValue
HeadwordPaís Basco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “País Basco” sits in Portuguese frequency

País Basco falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

País Basco is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for País Basco, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is País Basco, spelled P-A-Í-S- -B-A-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    região histórico-cultural localizada no extremo norte da Espanha e no extremo sudoeste da França
  2. 2
    comunidade autônoma da Espanha, dividida em três províncias: Álava, Biscaia e Guipúscoa; sua capital é Vitoria

This word in other languages

País Vasco(Español)Pays basque(Français)Baskenland(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "País Basco"?
"País Basco" is spelled P-A-Í-S- -B-A-S-C-O.
What does "País Basco" mean?
As a phrase, "País Basco" means: região histórico-cultural localizada no extremo norte da Espanha e no extremo sudoeste da França
What language does "País Basco" come from?
"País Basco" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “País Basco”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-Í-S- -B-A-S-C-O - 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