Barahona

[baɾaˈona]

/[baɾaˈona]/ name

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The verdict

“Barahona” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,662. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,662
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-barahona · Barahona · Spanish

Barahona · rank #31,662 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,662
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH baranda

Nearest frequency peer: baranda (+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 “Barahona”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Barahona” 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
Key facts for Barahona
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarahona
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[baɾaˈona]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,662
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Barahona”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Barahonacae 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 “baranda” (#31,663), “bailamos” (#31,660), “barbaridades” (#31,664). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “Barahona” va en #31,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Barahona (IPA [baɾaˈona]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,662 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Apellido".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Barahona, with forms such as "abrahona", "baarhona", and "barahhona". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Barahona, spelled B-A-R-A-H-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrahona
  • baarhona
  • barahhona
  • barahnoa
  • barahoan
  • barahonna
  • baraohna
  • barhaona
  • barrahona
  • bbarahona
  • braahona
  • varahona

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abrahona2baarhona2barahhona1barahnoa2barahoan2barahonna1baraohna2barhaona2
Edit distance from "Barahona"

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 "Barahona"?
"Barahona" is spelled B-A-R-A-H-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baɾaˈona].
What does "Barahona" mean?
As a proper noun, "Barahona" means: Apellido
What are common misspellings of "Barahona"?
Common misspellings include "abrahona", "baarhona", "barahhona", "barahnoa", "barahoan". The correct spelling is "Barahona".
How do you pronounce "Barahona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barahona" is [baɾaˈona]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barahona" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bailamos#31,660Bejarano#31,669auditiva#31,654atómicas#31,653

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

austriaco12 variantscabezazo12 variantsaflicción12 variantsacudiendo12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list