baba

Name: baba, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈbaβ̞a]

/[ˈbaβ̞a]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“baba” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,849. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,849
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,459
“B” headwords: 5
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saliva que escapa de la boca accidental o involuntariamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-baba · baba · Spanish

baba · rank #13,849 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #13,849
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 5 variants
BOOK-MID 2,459
PHOTO-FINISH autoriza

Nearest frequency peer: autoriza (-1 rank slots)

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.

austral

86,154
autoriza

86,153
baba

86,152
bajaron

86,151
barriga

86,150
bebiendo

86,149

What this shows Bars show where “baba” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

baba vs Bob

25% similar

baba vs BBC

0% similar

baba vs bla

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for baba
Property	Value
Headword	baba
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈbaβ̞a]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#13,849
Misspellings tracked	5
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “baba” sits in Spanish frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).baba lands here:

#13,849

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around baba (IPA [ˈbaβ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,849 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for baba, with forms such as "baab", "babba", and "bbaa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bob", "BBC", "bla", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is baba, spelled B-A-B-A.

Definition

1
Saliva que escapa de la boca accidental o involuntariamente.
2
Líquido viscoso segregado por ciertas glándulas de algunos gasterópodos terrestres y otros invertebrados.
3
Por extensión, jugo viscoso de algunas plantas.
4
(Caiman crocodilus) Reptil anfibio, emparentado con los cocodrilos y aligátores, de cuerpo alargado, con fuerte cola, mandíbulas poderosas y piel seca y acorazada, nativo de América Central
5
Cosa de poco valor o entidad.

Synonyms

babilla cachirrecaimán de anteojosbagatela baratija

This word in other languages

drool(English)bave(Français)Speichel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

baab
babba
bbaa
bbaba
vava

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baba - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "baba"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "baba"?

"baba" is spelled B-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaβ̞a].

What does "baba" mean?

As a noun, "baba" means: Saliva que escapa de la boca accidental o involuntariamente.

What words are commonly confused with "baba"?

"baba" is commonly confused with "Bob", "BBC", "bla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "baba"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baba" is [ˈbaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "baba" come from?

"baba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "baba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

yeso#13,823 vena#13,815 uses#13,811 true#13,807

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Eche5 variants rito5 variants podio5 variants feto5 variants

What to do next

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"baba" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Bob". View pair
5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
Usage frequency rank #13,849 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.