baliza
[baˈlisa]
The verdict
“baliza” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,399 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,399
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objeto expuesto sobre el nivel del terreno para indicar un obstáculo o trazar un límite.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baliza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈlisa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #55,399 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “baliza” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
baliza is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,399 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈlisa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
baliza has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 baliza, spelled B-A-L-I-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Objeto expuesto sobre el nivel del terreno para indicar un obstáculo o trazar un límite.
- 2Objeto triangular reflectante que se coloca sobre el piso a una distancia razonable de un automóvil varado para alertar a los conductores que vienen.
- 3Dispositivo que emite una luz fuerte y rotatoria para indicar emergencia o advertencia, común en vehículos de policía y ambulancias.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “baliza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-L-I-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈlisa] (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.