baraja

[baˈɾaxa]

/[baˈɾaxa]/ noun

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The verdict

“baraja” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,317. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,317
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de cartas o naipes que componen un juego completo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-baraja · baraja · Spanish

baraja · rank #23,317 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,317
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bacalao

Nearest frequency peer: bacalao (-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 “baraja”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “baraja” 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).

baraja vs barra
67% similar
baraja vs barba
67% similar
baraja vs bruja
67% similar

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

Key facts for baraja
PropertyValue
Headwordbaraja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈɾaxa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,317
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “baraja”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.barajacae 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 “bacalao” (#23,316), “barbilla” (#23,318), “avisan” (#23,315). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “baraja” va en #23,317. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around baraja (IPA [baˈɾaxa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,317 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for baraja, with forms such as "abraja", "baarja", and "baraaj". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "barra", "barba", "bruja", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is baraja, spelled B-A-R-A-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de cartas o naipes que componen un juego completo.
  2. 2
    Cada tipo o diseño de naipes.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de opciones disponibles en determinadas circunstancias.

Synonyms

mazo

This word in other languages

deck(English)jeu(Français)Spiel(Deutsch)baralho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abraja
  • baarja
  • baraaj
  • barajja
  • barjaa
  • barraja
  • bbaraja
  • braaja
  • varaja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baraja - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abraja2baarja2baraaj2barajja1barjaa2barraja1bbaraja1braaja2
Edit distance from "baraja"

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 "baraja"?
"baraja" is spelled B-A-R-A-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈɾaxa].
What does "baraja" mean?
As a noun, "baraja" means: Conjunto de cartas o naipes que componen un juego completo.
What words are commonly confused with "baraja"?
"baraja" is commonly confused with "barra", "barba", "bruja". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "baraja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baraja" is [baˈɾaxa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baraja" come from?
"baraja" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

avisan#23,315avería#23,314belgas#23,322caemos#23,328

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

ataquen9 variantsCarles9 variantsalquila9 variantsaguarda9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list