baladí

[balaˈð̞i]

/[balaˈð̞i]/ adj

The verdict

“baladí” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,328 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,328
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De poca importancia y aprecio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-baladi · baladí · Spanish

baladí · rank #68,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,328
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH ballenera

Nearest frequency peer: ballenera (+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 “baladí”

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 “baladí” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for baladí
PropertyValue
Headwordbaladí
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[balaˈð̞i]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “baladí” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ballenera” (#68,329), “banderillas” (#68,330), “Basora” (#68,332). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “baladí” va en #68,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

baladí is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,328 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [balaˈð̞i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for baladí, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is baladí, spelled B-A-L-A-D-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    De poca importancia y aprecio.
  2. 2
    Propio o típico de una zona, región o país.
  3. 3
    Se dice de los primeros pobladores árabes de al-Ándalus (baladiyyum), por contraposición a los sirios.

Synonyms

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 "baladí"?
"baladí" is spelled B-A-L-A-D-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [balaˈð̞i].
What does "baladí" mean?
As an adjective, "baladí" means: De poca importancia y aprecio.
How do you pronounce "baladí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baladí" is [balaˈð̞i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baladí" come from?
"baladí" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list