báculo

[ˈbakulo]

/[ˈbakulo]/ noun

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The verdict

“báculo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,391 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,391
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Palo o cayado que traen en la mano para sostenerse los que están débiles o viejos.

Key facts for báculo
PropertyValue
Headwordbáculo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbakulo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,391
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “báculo” 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). báculo 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

báculo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,391 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbakulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Palo o cayado que traen en la mano para sostenerse los que están débiles o viejos.".

báculo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is báculo, spelled B-Á-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palo o cayado que traen en la mano para sostenerse los que están débiles o viejos.

Synonyms

bastónblago

This word in other languages

cane(English)canne(Français)Spazierstock(Deutsch)

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 "báculo"?
"báculo" is spelled B-Á-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbakulo].
What does "báculo" mean?
As a noun, "báculo" means: Palo o cayado que traen en la mano para sostenerse los que están débiles o viejos.
How do you pronounce "báculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "báculo" is [ˈbakulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "báculo" come from?
"báculo" 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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Using “báculo”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-Á-C-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbakulo] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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