bajamar

[baxaˈmaɾ]

/[baxaˈmaɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“bajamar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,891 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,891
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La altura mínima del mar en un ciclo de marea. Este ciclo es de normalmente unas 12 horas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bajamar · bajamar · Spanish

bajamar · rank #78,891 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,891
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baldo

Nearest frequency peer: Baldo (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “bajamar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bajamar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bajamar
PropertyValue
Headwordbajamar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baxaˈmaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,891
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bajamar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.bajamarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Baldo” (#78,892), “añeja” (#78,889), “azulados” (#78,888). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bajamar” va en #78,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bajamar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,891 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baxaˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bajamar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is bajamar, spelled B-A-J-A-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    La altura mínima del mar en un ciclo de marea. Este ciclo es de normalmente unas 12 horas.
  2. 2
    Tiempo en que la marea permanece a su mínima altura.

Synonyms

mar bajomarea baja

Antonyms

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); 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 "bajamar"?
"bajamar" is spelled B-A-J-A-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [baxaˈmaɾ].
What does "bajamar" mean?
As a noun, "bajamar" means: La altura mínima del mar en un ciclo de marea. Este ciclo es de normalmente unas 12 horas.
How do you pronounce "bajamar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bajamar" is [baxaˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bajamar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list