barranca
/bəˈɹæŋkə/noun
barranca is spelled B-A-R-R-A-N-C-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, barranca means “A steep-sided gulch or arroyo; a canyon or ravine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of barranca is barrancas.
How many letters and syllables are in barranca?
| Letters | 8: B-A-R-R-A-N-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 barranca?
Barranca appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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).
How do you pronounce barranca?
- /bəˈɹæŋkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of barranca
- barrancas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does barranca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A steep-sided gulch or arroyo; a canyon or ravine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does barranca come from?
Borrowed from Spanish barranca.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).