babero
[baˈβ̞eɾo]
The verdict
“babero” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #77,935 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #77,935
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prenda que se pone a los niños, atada al cuello y cubriendo el pecho, para evitar que se manchen de babas o comida.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | babero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈβ̞eɾo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #77,935 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “babero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for babero is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈβ̞eɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,935 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for babero in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 babero, spelled B-A-B-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Prenda que se pone a los niños, atada al cuello y cubriendo el pecho, para evitar que se manchen de babas o comida.
- 2Delantal de trabajo usado por dependientes y aprendices.
- 3Peto de lienzo que forma parte de los hábitos de algunas órdenes religiosas.
- 4Mancha de color que presentan en el pecho las aves de ciertas especies.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “babero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-B-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈβ̞eɾo] (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.