babor
[baˈβ̞oɾ]
The verdict
“babor” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #44,574 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,574
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Costado izquierdo de la embarcación mirando desde la parte trasera (popa) a la parte delantera (proa).
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | babor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈβ̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #44,574 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “babor” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for babor is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈβ̞oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,574 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Costado izquierdo de la embarcación mirando desde la parte trasera (popa) a la parte delantera (proa).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for babor, with forms such as "abbor", "babbor", and "baborr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bao", "bajo", "baño", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is babor, spelled B-A-B-O-R.
Definition
- 1Costado izquierdo de la embarcación mirando desde la parte trasera (popa) a la parte delantera (proa).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbor,babbor,baborr,babro,baobr,bbabor,bbaor,vavor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of babor - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “babor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-B-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈβ̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bao” - see the side-by-side comparison. babor vs bao
- 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.