bacanal

[bakaˈnal]

/[bakaˈnal]/ noun

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The verdict

“bacanal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,278 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,278
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fiestas que se realizaban en honor del dios Baco en la Antigua Roma.

Key facts for bacanal
PropertyValue
Headwordbacanal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bakaˈnal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,278
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bacanal” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bacanal lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bacanal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,278 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bakaˈnal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for bacanal in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is bacanal, spelled B-A-C-A-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fiestas que se realizaban en honor del dios Baco en la Antigua Roma.
  2. 2
    Orgía o fiesta descontrolada que incluye alcohol y sexo.

Synonyms

orgíapartusa

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 "bacanal"?
"bacanal" is spelled B-A-C-A-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [bakaˈnal].
What does "bacanal" mean?
As a noun, "bacanal" means: Fiestas que se realizaban en honor del dios Baco en la Antigua Roma.
How do you pronounce "bacanal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bacanal" is [bakaˈnal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bacanal" come from?
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Using “bacanal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-C-A-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bakaˈnal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list