ballenero
[baʝeˈneɾo]
The verdict
“ballenero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,144 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,144
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,459
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relativo a la pesca de la ballena.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ballenero · ballenero · Spanish
ballenero · rank #69,144 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,144
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,459
- PHOTO-FINISH balleneros
Nearest frequency peer: balleneros (+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 “ballenero”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- atreviera
atreviera
30,863 corpus weight
- auxiliado
auxiliado
30,862 corpus weight
- ayudándose
ayudándose
30,860 corpus weight
- ballenero
ballenero
30,857 corpus weight
- balleneros
balleneros
30,856 corpus weight
- barandas
barandas
30,853 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ballenero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ballenero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [baʝeˈneɾo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,144 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ballenero” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ballenero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,144 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [baʝeˈneɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relativo a la pesca de la ballena.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ballenero in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ballenero, spelled B-A-L-L-E-N-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Relativo a la pesca de la 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.
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