ballena

[baˈʝena]

/[baˈʝena]/ noun

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The verdict

“ballena” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,524. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,524
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquiera de muchos mamíferos de gran tamaño, adaptados por completo al medio acuático hasta haber perdido la facultad de locomoción en tierra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ballena · ballena · Spanish

ballena · rank #14,524 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,524
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bachiller

Nearest frequency peer: bachiller (-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 “ballena”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ballena” 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).

ballena vs ballet
71% similar
ballena vs belleza
71% similar
ballena vs ballenas
88% similar

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

Key facts for ballena
PropertyValue
Headwordballena
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈʝena]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,524
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ballena”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bachiller” (#14,523), “bancarios” (#14,525), “avena” (#14,522). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “ballena” va en #14,524. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ballena (IPA [baˈʝena]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,524 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ballena, with forms such as "abllena", "balelna", and "balena". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ballet", "belleza", "ballenas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 ballena, spelled B-A-L-L-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquiera de muchos mamíferos de gran tamaño, adaptados por completo al medio acuático hasta haber perdido la facultad de locomoción en tierra.
  2. 2
    En particular, aquellas ballenas₁ que en lugar de dientes poseen unas largas varillas de material óseo con las que filtran del agua los animales microscópicos que les sirven de alimento.
  3. 3
    Cada una de estas varillas, antiguamente usadas para confeccionar numerosos utensilios por su dureza y flexibilidad
  4. 4
    Vara de este o cualquier otro material que se emplea para dar rigidez a una prenda de ropa, como el cuello de una camisa o un corset

Synonyms

cetáceo

This word in other languages

whale(English)baleine(Français)Wal(Deutsch)baleia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abllena
  • balelna
  • balena
  • ballean
  • ballenna
  • ballnea
  • bballena
  • blalena
  • vallena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ballena - 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.

abllena2balelna2balena1ballean2ballenna1ballnea2bballena1blalena2
Edit distance from "ballena"

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 "ballena"?
"ballena" is spelled B-A-L-L-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈʝena].
What does "ballena" mean?
As a noun, "ballena" means: Cualquiera de muchos mamíferos de gran tamaño, adaptados por completo al medio acuático hasta haber perdido la facultad de locomoción en tierra.
What words are commonly confused with "ballena"?
"ballena" is commonly confused with "ballet", "belleza", "ballenas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ballena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ballena" is [baˈʝena]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ballena" come from?
"ballena" 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 "ballena", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Arnold9 variantscrespo9 variantscubría9 variantsvalido9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list