bandeja

[bãn̪ˈd̪exa]

/[bãn̪ˈd̪exa]/ noun

The verdict

“bandeja” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,172
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recipiente ancho y plano usado para almacenar o transportar objetos

Corpus desk

Index ES-bandeja · bandeja · Spanish

bandeja · rank #11,172 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,172
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH ban

Nearest frequency peer: ban (-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 “bandeja”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bandeja” 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).

bandeja vs bañera
57% similar
bandeja vs bandera
86% similar
bandeja vs Banderas
63% similar

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

Key facts for bandeja
PropertyValue
Headwordbandeja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bãn̪ˈd̪exa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,172
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bandeja”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).bandejacae 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 “ban” (#11,171), “Barranquilla” (#11,173), “auriculares” (#11,170). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bandeja” va en #11,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bandeja (IPA [bãn̪ˈd̪exa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,172 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bandeja, with forms such as "abndeja", "badneja", and "banddeja". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "bañera", "bandera", "Banderas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is bandeja, spelled B-A-N-D-E-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recipiente ancho y plano usado para almacenar o transportar objetos
  2. 2
    En particular, bandeja₁ que divide el interior de un mueble de almacenaje
  3. 3
    En particular, bandeja₁ que tapa la parte superior del maletero de un coche
  4. 4
    Recipiente para el almacenamiento de los derivados de la melaza
  5. 5
    Jugada en que se encesta el balón saltando y apoyándolo en la cesta con una sola mano

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how bandeja appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Te lo entregaron en bandeja de plata.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abndeja
  • badneja
  • banddeja
  • bandeaj
  • bandejja
  • bandjea
  • banedja
  • banndeja
  • bbandeja
  • bnadeja
  • vandeja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bandeja - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abndeja2badneja2banddeja1bandeaj2bandejja1bandjea2banedja2banndeja1
Edit distance from "bandeja"

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 "bandeja"?
"bandeja" is spelled B-A-N-D-E-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [bãn̪ˈd̪exa].
What does "bandeja" mean?
As a noun, "bandeja" means: Recipiente ancho y plano usado para almacenar o transportar objetos
What words are commonly confused with "bandeja"?
"bandeja" is commonly confused with "bañera", "bandera", "Banderas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bandeja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bandeja" is [bãn̪ˈd̪exa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bandeja" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list