bacía

[baˈsia]

/[baˈsia]/ noun

The verdict

“bacía” 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) - Vasija baja de borde ancho.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bacia · bacía · Spanish

bacía · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 bacía
PropertyValue
Headwordbacía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈsia]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bacía” en español

bacíano 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

bacía is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈsia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vasija baja de borde ancho.".

bacía has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is bacía, spelled B-A-C-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vasija baja de borde ancho.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. … y así, el barbero del mayor servía al menor, en el cual tuvo necesidad un enfermo de sangrarse y otro de hacerse la barba, para lo cual venía el barbero, y traía una bacía de azófar; y quiso la suerte que, al tiempo que venía, comenzó a llover, y, porque no se le manchase el sombrero, que debía de ser nuevo, se puso la bacía sobre la cabeza;.

Synonyms

barreñolebrillo

This word in other languages

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 "bacía"?
"bacía" is spelled B-A-C-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈsia].
What does "bacía" mean?
As a noun, "bacía" means: Vasija baja de borde ancho.
How do you pronounce "bacía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bacía" is [baˈsia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bacía" come from?
"bacía" 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