bachata

[baˈt͡ʃat̪a]

/[baˈt͡ʃat̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“bachata” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,976. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,976
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Género musical en ritmo de dos por cuatro originario de República Dominicana.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bachata · bachata · Spanish

bachata · rank #37,976 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,976
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH avivar

Nearest frequency peer: avivar (-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 “bachata”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bachata” 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).

bachata vs barata
71% similar
bachata vs batata
71% similar

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

Key facts for bachata
PropertyValue
Headwordbachata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈt͡ʃat̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,976
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bachata”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “avivar” (#37,975), “baleado” (#37,977), “aviadores” (#37,974). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bachata” va en #37,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bachata (IPA [baˈt͡ʃat̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,976 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bachata, with forms such as "abchata", "bacahta", and "bacchata". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "barata", "batata", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is bachata, spelled B-A-C-H-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Género musical en ritmo de dos por cuatro originario de República Dominicana.
  2. 2
    Estilo de baile, híbrido del bolero danzado al compás de esa música.
  3. 3
    Juerga, reunión de gente que se divierte.

This word in other languages

bachata(English)bachata(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abchata
  • bacahta
  • bacchata
  • bachaat
  • bachatta
  • bachhata
  • bachtaa
  • bahcata
  • bbachata
  • bcahata
  • vachata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bachata - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abchata2bacahta2bacchata1bachaat2bachatta1bachhata1bachtaa2bahcata2
Edit distance from "bachata"

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 "bachata"?
"bachata" is spelled B-A-C-H-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈt͡ʃat̪a].
What does "bachata" mean?
As a noun, "bachata" means: Género musical en ritmo de dos por cuatro originario de República Dominicana.
What words are commonly confused with "bachata"?
"bachata" is commonly confused with "barata", "batata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bachata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bachata" is [baˈt͡ʃat̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bachata" come from?
"bachata" 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 "bachata", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

baleado#37,977Bañados#37,980armería#37,963broncas#37,990

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

anotaron11 variantscariñosos11 variantsandabas11 variantsalquilan11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list