balcón

[balˈkõn]

/[balˈkõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“balcón” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,917. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,917
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hueco abierto en la pared de un edifico desde el suelo de la habitación, que se prolonga al exterior y está protegido con una barandilla, balaustrada, antepecho o muro bajo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-balcon · balcón · Spanish

balcón · rank #8,917 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,917
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH autoestima

Nearest frequency peer: autoestima (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “balcón”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “balcón” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

balcón vs banco
50% similar
balcón vs barco
50% similar
balcón vs balón
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for balcón
PropertyValue
Headwordbalcón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[balˈkõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,917
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “balcón”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).balcóncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “autoestima” (#8,916), “baterías” (#8,918), “atribuye” (#8,915). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “balcón” va en #8,917. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around balcón (IPA [balˈkõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,917 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for balcón, with forms such as "ablcón", "baclón", and "balccón". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "banco", "barco", "balón", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is balcón, spelled B-A-L-C-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hueco abierto en la pared de un edifico desde el suelo de la habitación, que se prolonga al exterior y está protegido con una barandilla, balaustrada, antepecho o muro bajo.
  2. 2
    Aquello que cierra esta plataforma por su perímetro exterior₁.
  3. 3
    Terreno elevado desde el que se puede mirar el paisaje.
  4. 4
    Palcos o graderías ubicados en el segundo piso de un teatro.

Synonyms

miradormirandamiraderobalconada

This word in other languages

balcony(English)balcon(Français)Balkon(Deutsch)varanda(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ablcón
  • baclón
  • balccón
  • balcnó
  • balcónn
  • ballcón
  • balócn
  • bbalcón
  • blacón
  • valcón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of balcón - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ablcón2baclón2balccón1balcnó2balcónn1ballcón1balócn2bbalcón1
Edit distance from "balcón"

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 "balcón"?
"balcón" is spelled B-A-L-C-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [balˈkõn].
What does "balcón" mean?
As a noun, "balcón" means: Hueco abierto en la pared de un edifico desde el suelo de la habitación, que se prolonga al exterior y está protegido con una barandilla, balaustrada, antepecho o muro bajo.
What words are commonly confused with "balcón"?
"balcón" is commonly confused with "banco", "barco", "balón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "balcón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "balcón" is [balˈkõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "balcón" come from?
"balcón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Atenas#8,913casual#8,923causan#8,924apoyos#8,909

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

colgado10 variantsadquiere10 variantsenseñan10 variantsenteras10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list