Badia

Name: Badia, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈbað̞ja]

/[ˈbað̞ja]/ name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Badia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,597 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,597
frequency rank, Spanish: 24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido.

Key facts for Badia
Property	Value
Headword	Badia
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	[ˈbað̞ja]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#63,597
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Badia” 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). Badia lands here:

#63,597

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

Badia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,597 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbað̞ja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

Badia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Badia, spelled B-A-D-I-A.

Definition

1
Apellido.

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 "Badia"?

"Badia" is spelled B-A-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbað̞ja].

What does "Badia" mean?

As a proper noun, "Badia" means: Apellido.

How do you pronounce "Badia"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Badia" is [ˈbað̞ja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Badia" come from?

"Badia" 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 “Badia”

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

The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-D-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈbað̞ja] (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.