babies

/ˈbeɪ.biz/

//ˈbeɪ.biz// noun

The verdict

“babies” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,146 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,146
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de baby.

Corpus desk

Index ES-babies · babies · Spanish

babies · rank #65,146 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,146
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bacteriano

Nearest frequency peer: bacteriano (+2 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 “babies”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for babies
PropertyValue
Headwordbabies
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbeɪ.biz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,146
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “babies” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).babiescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “bacteriano” (#65,148), “añadiremos” (#65,143), “autumn” (#65,141). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “babies” va en #65,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

babies is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,146 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbeɪ.biz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de baby.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for babies in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is babies, spelled B-A-B-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de baby.

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 "babies"?
"babies" is spelled B-A-B-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbeɪ.biz/.
What does "babies" mean?
As a noun, "babies" means: Forma del plural de baby.
How do you pronounce "babies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "babies" is /ˈbeɪ.biz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "babies" come from?
"babies" 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 "babies", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list