badil
[baˈð̞il]
The verdict
“badil” 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) - Paleta de hierro o de otro metal, para mover y recoger la lumbre en las chimeneas y braseros.
Corpus desk
Index ES-badil · badil · Spanish
badil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | badil |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈð̞il] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “badil” en español
Rare enough to double-check
badil is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈð̞il]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for badil in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is badil, spelled B-A-D-I-L.
Definition
- 1Paleta de hierro o de otro metal, para mover y recoger la lumbre en las chimeneas y braseros.
- 2Especie de cogedor más grande que paleta; es mueble de cocina.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how badil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Consumida la hoguera, mi madre nerviosa barrió las cenizas que, con un badil, arrojó al excusado, avisándome: No digas a nadie lo que has visto, ¿me oyes?».
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.