baccala
noun
baccala is spelled B-A-C-C-A-L-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, baccala means “Dried and salted codfish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of baccala is baccalas.
How many letters and syllables are in baccala?
| Letters | 7: B-A-C-C-A-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is baccala?
Baccala appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of baccala
- baccalas plural
- baccalà
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baccala mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Dried and salted codfish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does baccala come from?
From Italian baccalà. Doublet of bacalhau and bacalao.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).