babi

[ˈbaβ̞i]

/[ˈbaβ̞i]/ noun

The verdict

“babi” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,569 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,569
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prenda exterior que se pone a los niños para evitar que se manchen la ropa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-babi · babi · Spanish

babi · rank #60,569 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,569
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH babeando

Nearest frequency peer: babeando (-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 “babi”

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 “babi” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for babi
PropertyValue
Headwordbabi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaβ̞i]
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “babi” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “babeando” (#60,568), “barbudos” (#60,571), “Barnechea” (#60,572). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “babi” va en #60,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

babi is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,569 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaβ̞i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prenda exterior que se pone a los niños para evitar que se manchen la ropa.".

Zero misspellings are on record for babi in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is babi, spelled B-A-B-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda exterior que se pone a los niños para evitar que se manchen la ropa.

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 "babi"?
"babi" is spelled B-A-B-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaβ̞i].
What does "babi" mean?
As a noun, "babi" means: Prenda exterior que se pone a los niños para evitar que se manchen la ropa.
How do you pronounce "babi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "babi" is [ˈbaβ̞i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "babi" come from?
"babi" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list