baliza
[baˈlisa]
The verdict
“baliza” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,399 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,399
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,459
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objeto expuesto sobre el nivel del terreno para indicar un obstáculo o trazar un límite.
Corpus desk
Index ES-baliza · baliza · Spanish
baliza · rank #55,399 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,399
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,459
- PHOTO-FINISH azucaradas
Nearest frequency peer: azucaradas (-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 “baliza”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- aventar
aventar
44,605 corpus weight
- ax
ax
44,604 corpus weight
- azucaradas
azucaradas
44,603 corpus weight
- baliza
baliza
44,602 corpus weight
- barriales
barriales
44,600 corpus weight
- beira
beira
44,598 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “baliza” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “baliza” en español
Rare enough to double-check
baliza is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,399 among 2,459 “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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how baliza appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La baliza luminosa Torca permite señalar los obstáculos para la navegación aérea, fluvial y marítima.
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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