bandeira

[ban̪ˈd̪ejɾɐ]

/[ban̪ˈd̪ejɾɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“bandeira” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,542 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,542
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bandera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bandeira · bandeira · Spanish

bandeira · rank #87,542 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,542
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH balseros

Nearest frequency peer: balseros (-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 “bandeira”

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 “bandeira” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bandeira
PropertyValue
Headwordbandeira
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ban̪ˈd̪ejɾɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,542
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bandeira” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “balseros” (#87,541), “balearon” (#87,539), “baht” (#87,538). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bandeira” va en #87,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bandeira is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,542 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ban̪ˈd̪ejɾɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bandera.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bandeira, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is bandeira, spelled B-A-N-D-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bandera.

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 "bandeira"?
"bandeira" is spelled B-A-N-D-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ban̪ˈd̪ejɾɐ].
What does "bandeira" mean?
As a noun, "bandeira" means: Bandera.
How do you pronounce "bandeira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bandeira" is [ban̪ˈd̪ejɾɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bandeira" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list