babel

[baˈβ̞el]

/[baˈβ̞el]/ noun

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The verdict

“babel” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,647
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lugar de gran actividad confusa y desordenada.

Corpus desk

Index ES-babel · babel · Spanish

babel · rank #28,647 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,647
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH avisando

Nearest frequency peer: avisando (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “babel”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “babel” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

babel vs bel
60% similar
babel vs bal
60% similar
babel vs base
60% similar

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

Key facts for babel
PropertyValue
Headwordbabel
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈβ̞el]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,647
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “babel”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.babelcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “avisando” (#28,646), “bajará” (#28,648), “bastaría” (#28,649). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “babel” va en #28,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around babel (IPA [baˈβ̞el]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,647 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for babel, with forms such as "babbel", "babell", and "bable". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bel", "bal", "base", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is babel, spelled B-A-B-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar de gran actividad confusa y desordenada.
  2. 2
    Ajetreo desordenado y confuso.
  3. 3
    Gran desorden, confusión.

Synonyms

babiloniapandemóniumpandemonioguirigaygriteríagregueríatumultomerienda de negrosbabiloniaconfusión

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • babbel
  • babell
  • bable
  • baebl
  • bbabel
  • bbael
  • vavel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of babel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

babbel1babell1bable2baebl2bbabel1bbael2vavel2
Edit distance from "babel"

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 "babel"?
"babel" is spelled B-A-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈβ̞el].
What does "babel" mean?
As a noun, "babel" means: Lugar de gran actividad confusa y desordenada.
What words are commonly confused with "babel"?
"babel" is commonly confused with "bel", "bal", "base". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "babel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "babel" is [baˈβ̞el]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "babel" come from?
"babel" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bitch#28,652braun#28,657burda#28,658caixa#28,662

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Camus7 variantschama7 variantsChloe7 variantsÁlava7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list