babosa

[baˈβ̞osa]

/[baˈβ̞osa]/ noun

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The verdict

“babosa” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,835
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Molusco gasterópodo pulmonado, sin concha o de concha rudimentaria, que segrega en su marcha una baba clara y pegajosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-babosa · babosa · Spanish

babosa · rank #42,835 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,835
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH añejo

Nearest frequency peer: añejo (-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 “babosa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “babosa” 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).

babosa vs basa
67% similar
babosa vs Bajos
50% similar
babosa vs Baños
50% similar

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

Key facts for babosa
PropertyValue
Headwordbabosa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈβ̞osa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,835
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “babosa”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “añejo” (#42,834), “baldío” (#42,836), “Azores” (#42,832). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “babosa” va en #42,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around babosa (IPA [baˈβ̞osa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,835 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for babosa, with forms such as "abbosa", "babbosa", and "baboas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "basa", "Bajos", "Baños", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is babosa, spelled B-A-B-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Molusco gasterópodo pulmonado, sin concha o de concha rudimentaria, que segrega en su marcha una baba clara y pegajosa.
  2. 2
    Molusco testáceo de concha redonda.
  3. 3
    Planta parecida a la cebolla, de bulbo más pequeño y con parte de las hojas comestibles.
  4. 4
    Cebolla añeja que se planta y produce otra.
  5. 5
    Enfermedad que por lo común es mortal para el ganado vacuno.
  6. 6
    Parásito que produce la enfermedad del mismo nombre, mortal para el ganado vacuno.
  7. 7
    Especie de culebra.
  8. 8
    Persona que babea.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how babosa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eres una babosa.

Synonyms

babazababosolimacolimazalumiacocebolleta

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbosa
  • babbosa
  • baboas
  • babossa
  • babsoa
  • baobsa
  • bbabosa
  • bbaosa
  • vavosa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbosa2babbosa1baboas2babossa1babsoa2baobsa2bbabosa1bbaosa2
Edit distance from "babosa"

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 "babosa"?
"babosa" is spelled B-A-B-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈβ̞osa].
What does "babosa" mean?
As a noun, "babosa" means: Molusco gasterópodo pulmonado, sin concha o de concha rudimentaria, que segrega en su marcha una baba clara y pegajosa.
What words are commonly confused with "babosa"?
"babosa" is commonly confused with "basa", "Bajos", "Baños". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "babosa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "babosa" is [baˈβ̞osa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "babosa" come from?
"babosa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

baldío#42,836Azores#42,832asadas#42,821brocha#42,855

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

choclo9 variantscofres9 variantswithin9 variantsvomita9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list