babear

[baβ̞eˈaɾ]

/[baβ̞eˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“babear” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #80,725 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#80,725
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Echar baba.

Key facts for babear
PropertyValue
Headwordbabear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[baβ̞eˈaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,725
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “babear” 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). babear 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 babear is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baβ̞eˈaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,725 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for babear in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is babear, spelled B-A-B-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Echar baba.
  2. 2
    Obsequiar a una mujer con demostraciones de excesivo rendimiento.

Synonyms

babosear

This word in other languages

drool(English)sabbern(Deutsch)

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 "babear"?
"babear" is spelled B-A-B-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [baβ̞eˈaɾ].
What does "babear" mean?
As a verb, "babear" means: Echar baba.
How do you pronounce "babear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "babear" is [baβ̞eˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "babear" come from?
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Using “babear”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-B-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [baβ̞eˈaɾ] (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