baqueta
[baˈket̪a]
The verdict
“baqueta” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #81,723 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #81,723
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vara delgada de hierro o de madera, con un casquillo de cuerno o metal, que sirve para atacar las armas de fuego.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baqueta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈket̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “baqueta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for baqueta is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈket̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #81,723 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for baqueta in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 baqueta, spelled B-A-Q-U-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Vara delgada de hierro o de madera, con un casquillo de cuerno o metal, que sirve para atacar las armas de fuego.
- 2Varilla seca de membrillo o de otro árbol, que usan los picadores para el manejo de los caballos.
- 3Palillos con que se toca el tambor.
- 4Castigo que se daba en la milicia precisando al delincuente, desnudo de medio cuerpo arriba, a correr una o muchas veces por medio de la calle que formaban los soldados, los cuales, al pasar el reo, le daban en la espalda con las correas, baquetas, varas o portafusiles.
Synonyms
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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Using “baqueta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-Q-U-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈket̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.