barcaza

[baɾˈkasa]

/[baɾˈkasa]/ noun

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The verdict

“barcaza” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,730 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,730
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barca grande y descubierta, sin propulsión propia, para llevar cargas entre barcos, o entre los barcos y tierra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-barcaza · barcaza · Spanish

barcaza · rank #50,730 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,730
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH Barber

Nearest frequency peer: Barber (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “barcaza”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “barcaza” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barcaza
PropertyValue
Headwordbarcaza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baɾˈkasa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,730
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “barcaza” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).barcazacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Barber” (#50,729), “baremo” (#50,731), “bambino” (#50,728). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “barcaza” va en #50,730. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barcaza is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,730 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baɾˈkasa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for barcaza in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is barcaza, spelled B-A-R-C-A-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barca grande y descubierta, sin propulsión propia, para llevar cargas entre barcos, o entre los barcos y tierra.
  2. 2
    Embarcación que es remolcada acoplada a otra en los ríos.
  3. 3
    Embarcación que transporta vehículos, personas o carga entre dos puntos fijos y posee compuertas que sirven como rampas al atracar.

Synonyms

ferrybalsatransbordador

This word in other languages

barge(English)barge(Français)barcaça(Português)

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 "barcaza"?
"barcaza" is spelled B-A-R-C-A-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baɾˈkasa].
What does "barcaza" mean?
As a noun, "barcaza" means: Barca grande y descubierta, sin propulsión propia, para llevar cargas entre barcos, o entre los barcos y tierra.
How do you pronounce "barcaza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barcaza" is [baɾˈkasa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barcaza" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bambino#50,728atesora#50,719Brígida#50,749armador#50,706

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list