bacón
[baˈkõn]
The verdict
“bacón” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tejido graso, ubicado bajo la piel del cerdo y otros mamíferos, que se consume como alimento.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bacón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈkõn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bacón” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bacón is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈkõn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tejido graso, ubicado bajo la piel del cerdo y otros mamíferos, que se consume como alimento.".
bacón doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is bacón, spelled B-A-C-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Tejido graso, ubicado bajo la piel del cerdo y otros mamíferos, que se consume como alimento.
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.
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Using “bacón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-C-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈkõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.