batata
/bəˈtɑ.tə/
"batata" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“batata” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sweet potato (plant)
Corpus desk
Index EN-batata · batata · English
batata · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | batata |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bəˈtɑ.tə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “batata” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
batata is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bəˈtɑ.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
batata has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata. Doublet of potato. The correct English form is batata, spelled B-A-T-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1sweet potato (plant)
- 2sweet potato (foodstuff)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how batata appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She uses broccoli rabe instead of aka takana (spicy mustard greens), shops in the Caribbean markets of her Washington Heights neighborhood for batatas rather than Japanese satsumaimo (yellow sweet potatoes), and has learned to love the local mofongo, the Dominican version of mashed plantains with lots of garlic.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata. Doublet of potato.
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.
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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.