barca

/[ˈbaɾka]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,105

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

barca is aSpanishnoun. It means: Vehículo acuático, similar a un barco, de pequeñas dimensiones. Pronounced [ˈbaɾka]. Often confused with bra and boca.

Key facts for barca
PropertyValue
Headwordbarca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaɾka]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,105
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of barca in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for barca is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaɾka]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,105 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for barca, with forms such as "abrca", "bacra", and "barac". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bra", "boca", "basa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is barca, spelled B-A-R-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vehículo acuático, similar a un barco, de pequeñas dimensiones.
  2. 2
    Canastillo hecho con pequeñas tablas para llevar fruta o botes.
  3. 3
    Columpio de feria, que tiene forma de barquito y que gira en torno a un eje central.
  4. 4
    Cobro por pasar un río.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abrca,bacra,barac,barcca,barrca,bbarca,braca,varca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for barca

Misspelling Variants of "barca"

abrca5bacra5barac5barcca6barrca6bbarca6braca5varca5
Misspelling Variants of "barca"

Frequency rank: #10,105 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barca"?
"barca" is spelled B-A-R-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɾka].
What does "barca" mean?
As a noun, "barca" means: Vehículo acuático, similar a un barco, de pequeñas dimensiones.
What words are commonly confused with "barca"?
"barca" is commonly confused with "bra", "boca", "basa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "barca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barca" is [ˈbaɾka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barca" come from?
"barca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.