baca

[ˈbaka]

/[ˈbaka]/ noun

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The verdict

“baca” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,421
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espacio para portar equipaje en el techo de los carruajes

Corpus desk

Index ES-baca · baca · Spanish

baca · rank #36,421 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,421
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH azota

Nearest frequency peer: azota (-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 “baca”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “baca” 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).

baca vs bc
50% similar
baca vs BBC
0% similar
baca vs bla
50% similar

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

Key facts for baca
PropertyValue
Headwordbaca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaka]
Letters4
Frequency rank#36,421
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “baca”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).bacacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “azota” (#36,420), “avalada” (#36,419), “baladas” (#36,423). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “baca” va en #36,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around baca (IPA [ˈbaka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,421 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for baca, with forms such as "abca", "baac", and "bacca". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bc", "BBC", "bla", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 baca, spelled B-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espacio para portar equipaje en el techo de los carruajes
  2. 2
    Cubierta de lona que protegía la baca₁
  3. 3
    Por extensión, parrilla o cesta para el equipaje en el techo de los coches

Synonyms

parrillaportaequipajes

This word in other languages

top(English)galerie(Français)Autogepäckträger(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abca
  • baac
  • bacca
  • bbaca
  • bcaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baca - 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.

abca2baac2bacca1bbaca1bcaa2
Edit distance from "baca"

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 "baca"?
"baca" is spelled B-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaka].
What does "baca" mean?
As a noun, "baca" means: Espacio para portar equipaje en el techo de los carruajes
What words are commonly confused with "baca"?
"baca" is commonly confused with "bc", "BBC", "bla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "baca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baca" is [ˈbaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baca" come from?
"baca" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

topé#36,331Sven#36,313sign#36,292sidi#36,290

Similar misspelling depth

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

sato5 variantsrage5 variantspeca5 variantsJude5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list