bamba

[ˈbãmba]

/[ˈbãmba]/ noun

The verdict

“bamba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,727 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,727
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Danza tradicional mexicana de Veracruz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bamba · bamba · Spanish

bamba · rank #50,727 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,727
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bambino

Nearest frequency peer: bambino (+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 “bamba”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bamba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bamba
PropertyValue
Headwordbamba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbãmba]
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bamba” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).bambacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “bambino” (#50,728), “auxiliadora” (#50,725), “Barber” (#50,729). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bamba” va en #50,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bamba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,727 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbãmba]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Danza tradicional mexicana de Veracruz.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bamba, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is bamba, spelled B-A-M-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Danza tradicional mexicana de Veracruz.

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 "bamba"?
"bamba" is spelled B-A-M-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbãmba].
What does "bamba" mean?
As a noun, "bamba" means: Danza tradicional mexicana de Veracruz.
How do you pronounce "bamba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bamba" is [ˈbãmba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bamba" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list