babear

[baβ̞eˈaɾ]

/[baβ̞eˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“babear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,725 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,725
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Echar baba.

Corpus desk

Index ES-babear · babear · Spanish

babear · rank #80,725 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,725
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH azaroso

Nearest frequency peer: azaroso (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “babear”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “babear” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for babear
PropertyValue
Headwordbabear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[baβ̞eˈaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,725
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “babear” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.babearcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “azaroso” (#80,724), “bacilos” (#80,726), “azarosa” (#80,723). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “babear” va en #80,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

babear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,725 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [baβ̞eˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

barbón#80,733Basara#80,736Bhopal#80,743birdie#80,745

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list