banco central

[ˈbãŋko sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal]

/[ˈbãŋko sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal]/ phrase

The verdict

“banco central” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Principal autoridad monetaria de una entidad política o unión monetaria; normalmente regula la oferta de dinero, emite moneda y controla las tasas de interés. Suele supervisar la actividad bancaria...

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Index ES-banco-central · banco central · Spanish

banco central · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for banco central
PropertyValue
Headwordbanco central
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈbãŋko sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “banco central” en español

banco centralno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

banco central is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈbãŋko sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Principal autoridad monetaria de una entidad política o unión monetaria; normalmente regula la oferta de dinero, emite moneda y controla las tasas de interés. Suele supervisar la actividad bancaria...".

Zero misspellings are on record for banco central in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is banco central, spelled B-A-N-C-O- -C-E-N-T-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Principal autoridad monetaria de una entidad política o unión monetaria; normalmente regula la oferta de dinero, emite moneda y controla las tasas de interés. Suele supervisar la actividad bancaria dentro de las fronteras de su país.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "banco central"?
"banco central" is spelled B-A-N-C-O- -C-E-N-T-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbãŋko sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal].
What does "banco central" mean?
As a phrase, "banco central" means: Principal autoridad monetaria de una entidad política o unión monetaria; normalmente regula la oferta de dinero, emite moneda y controla las tasas de interés. Suele supervisar la actividad bancaria...
How do you pronounce "banco central"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banco central" is [ˈbãŋko sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banco central" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list