baboso

/[baˈβ̞oso]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,371

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

baboso is anSpanishadj. It means: Que segrega baba (sustancia viscosa animal o vegetal, en particular la saliva). Pronounced [baˈβ̞oso]. Often confused with baso and Bajos.

Key facts for baboso
PropertyValue
Headwordbaboso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[baˈβ̞oso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,371
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of baboso in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for baboso is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈβ̞oso]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,371 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for baboso, with forms such as "abboso", "babboso", and "baboos". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "baso", "Bajos", "Baños", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is baboso, spelled B-A-B-O-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que segrega baba (sustancia viscosa animal o vegetal, en particular la saliva).
  2. 2
    Cubierto de baba, o que las segrega en abundancia.
  3. 3
    De textura apenas cuajada, especialmente dicho de los huevos en gastronomía.
  4. 4
    Falto de inteligencia o entendimiento.
  5. 5
    Que carece de la habilidad o conocimiento requeridos para realizar eficazmente algo.
  6. 6
    Que no tiene valor para enfrentarse a las dificultades o para defender sus ideas.
  7. 7
    Que intenta ganar el favor de una persona comportándose de forma zalamera y servil.
  8. 8
    Impertinentemente obsequioso con las personas del género de su preferencia.
  9. 9
    Arrogante, soberbio.
  10. 10
    Cubierto por una capa viscosa desagradable al tacto.
  11. 11
    Dicho de un hombre, que es pervertido, morboso o aberrado sexual.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abboso,babboso,baboos,babosso,babsoo,baobso,bbaboso,bbaoso,vavoso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for baboso

Misspelling Variants of "baboso"

abboso6babboso7baboos6babosso7babsoo6baobso6bbaboso7bbaoso6
Misspelling Variants of "baboso"

Frequency rank: #35,371 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "baboso"?
"baboso" is spelled B-A-B-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈβ̞oso].
What does "baboso" mean?
As an adj, "baboso" means: Que segrega baba (sustancia viscosa animal o vegetal, en particular la saliva).
What words are commonly confused with "baboso"?
"baboso" is commonly confused with "baso", "Bajos", "Baños". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "baboso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baboso" is [baˈβ̞oso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baboso" come from?
"baboso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.