barbacana
[baɾβ̞aˈkana]
The verdict
“barbacana” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obra avanzada de fortificación para defender puertas de plazas fuertes, cabezas de puente, etc.
Corpus desk
Index ES-barbacana · barbacana · Spanish
barbacana · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barbacana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baɾβ̞aˈkana] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “barbacana” en español
Rare enough to double-check
barbacana is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baɾβ̞aˈkana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for barbacana in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is barbacana, spelled B-A-R-B-A-C-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Obra avanzada de fortificación para defender puertas de plazas fuertes, cabezas de puente, etc.
- 2Muro bajo con que se suelen rodear las plazuelas que algunas iglesias tienen alrededor de ellas o delante de alguna de sus puertas.
- 3Saetera o tronera.
- 4Contramuralla.
- 5Atrio que tiene alrededor algunas iglesias.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.