babas

[ˈbaβ̞as]

/[ˈbaβ̞as]/ noun

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The verdict

“babas” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #54,027 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,027
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de baba.

Key facts for babas
PropertyValue
Headwordbabas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaβ̞as]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “babas” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). babas lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for babas is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaβ̞as]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,027 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de baba.".

babas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is babas, spelled B-A-B-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "babas"?
"babas" is spelled B-A-B-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaβ̞as].
What does "babas" mean?
As a noun, "babas" means: Forma del plural de baba.
How do you pronounce "babas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "babas" is [ˈbaβ̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "babas" come from?
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Using “babas”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-B-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbaβ̞as] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list