bacal

[baˈkal]

/[baˈkal]/ noun

The verdict

“bacal” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte central (raquis) de la mazorca del maíz, en donde se implantan los granos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bacal · bacal · Spanish

bacal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bacal
PropertyValue
Headwordbacal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈkal]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bacal” en español

bacalno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bacal is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈkal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parte central (raquis) de la mazorca del maíz, en donde se implantan los granos.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bacal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is bacal, spelled B-A-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte central (raquis) de la mazorca del maíz, en donde se implantan los granos.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bacal"?
"bacal" is spelled B-A-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈkal].
What does "bacal" mean?
As a noun, "bacal" means: Parte central (raquis) de la mazorca del maíz, en donde se implantan los granos.
How do you pronounce "bacal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bacal" is [baˈkal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bacal" come from?
"bacal" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list