barca

[ˈbaɾka]

/[ˈbaɾka]/ noun

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The verdict

“barca” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,105
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vehículo acuático, similar a un barco, de pequeñas dimensiones.

Corpus desk

Index ES-barca · barca · Spanish

barca · rank #10,105 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,105
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH añadiendo

Nearest frequency peer: añadiendo (-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 “barca”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “barca” 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).

barca vs bra
60% similar
barca vs boca
60% similar
barca vs basa
60% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “barca”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).barcacae 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 “añadiendo” (#10,104), “bordes” (#10,106), “autorizada” (#10,103). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “barca” va en #10,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around barca (IPA [ˈbaɾka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,105 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for barca, with forms such as "abrca", "bacra", and "barac". 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, "bra", "boca", "basa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is barca, spelled B-A-R-C-A.

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

almadíabatelboteembarcaciónlanchabarcaje

This word in other languages

boat(English)barque(Français)Barke(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrca
  • bacra
  • barac
  • barcca
  • barrca
  • bbarca
  • braca
  • varca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abrca2bacra2barac2barcca1barrca1bbarca1braca2varca1
Edit distance from "barca"

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 "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'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 "barca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aguja#10,095tiran#10,083enano#10,129fijos#10,139

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Camilo8 variantscólera8 variantstirada8 variantssujeta8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list