bacalao

[bakaˈlao]

/[bakaˈlao]/ noun

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The verdict

“bacalao” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,316. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,316
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Gadus morhua) Pez de la familia de los gádidos, natural de las aguas frías del hemisferio norte, de hasta 2 m de largo y color pardo o verduzco, con una clara línea lateral. Es muy apreciado en ga...

Corpus desk

Index ES-bacalao · bacalao · Spanish

bacalao · rank #23,316 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,316
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH avisan

Nearest frequency peer: avisan (-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 “bacalao”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bacalao” 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
Key facts for bacalao
PropertyValue
Headwordbacalao
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bakaˈlao]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,316
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bacalao”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.bacalaocae 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 “avisan” (#23,315), “baraja” (#23,317), “avería” (#23,314). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bacalao” va en #23,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around bacalao (IPA [bakaˈlao]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,316 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bacalao, with forms such as "abcalao", "baaclao", and "bacaalo". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is bacalao, spelled B-A-C-A-L-A-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Gadus morhua) Pez de la familia de los gádidos, natural de las aguas frías del hemisferio norte, de hasta 2 m de largo y color pardo o verduzco, con una clara línea lateral. Es muy apreciado en gastronomía.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, varios gádidos apreciados como alimento, y usualmente tratados en salazón al igual que el bacalao₁, entre ellos el abadejo y el carbonero.
  3. 3
    Carne de estos peces, fresca o seca, usada como alimento.
  4. 4
    Género de música electrónica surgido en España en la década de 1980.
  5. 5
    Se dice a las personas flacas o muy delgadas.^([cita requerida]).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bacalao cocinado con anchoas en aceite y tomates cherry.

Synonyms

abadejocuradillotruchuelaabadejocuradillotruchuela

This word in other languages

Atlantic cod(English)morue de l'Atlantique(Français)Kabeljau(Deutsch)bacalhau(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abcalao
  • baaclao
  • bacaalo
  • bacallao
  • bacaloa
  • baccalao
  • baclaao
  • bbacalao
  • bcaalao
  • vacalao

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abcalao2baaclao2bacaalo2bacallao1bacaloa2baccalao1baclaao2bbacalao1
Edit distance from "bacalao"

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 "bacalao"?
"bacalao" is spelled B-A-C-A-L-A-O. The IPA pronunciation is [bakaˈlao].
What does "bacalao" mean?
As a noun, "bacalao" means: (Gadus morhua) Pez de la familia de los gádidos, natural de las aguas frías del hemisferio norte, de hasta 2 m de largo y color pardo o verduzco, con una clara línea lateral. Es muy apreciado en ga...
What are common misspellings of "bacalao"?
Common misspellings include "abcalao", "baaclao", "bacaalo", "bacallao", "bacaloa". The correct spelling is "bacalao".
How do you pronounce "bacalao"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bacalao" is [bakaˈlao]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bacalao" come from?
"bacalao" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list