Barcelona

[baɾseˈlona]

/[baɾseˈlona]/ name

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The verdict

“Barcelona” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#958
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda ciudad del Estado español y capital de la Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña. Situada en la costa nordeste de la Península Ibérica, es un importante centro comercial e industrial y uno de los m...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Barcelona vs barcelonés
70% similar
Barcelona vs barcelonesa
73% similar
Barcelona vs Barceló
67% similar

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

Key facts for Barcelona
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarcelona
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[baɾseˈlona]
Letters9
Frequency rank#958
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Barcelona” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Barcelona lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Barcelona (IPA [baɾseˈlona]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #958 among 24,339 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Barcelona, with forms such as "abrcelona", "bacrelona", and "barccelona". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "barcelonés", "barcelonesa", "Barceló", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Barcelona, spelled B-A-R-C-E-L-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda ciudad del Estado español y capital de la Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña. Situada en la costa nordeste de la Península Ibérica, es un importante centro comercial e industrial y uno de los más transitados puertos del Mediterráneo.
  2. 2
    Provincia española cuya capital es la ciudad homónima.
  3. 3
    Capital del estado venezolano de Anzoátegui.
  4. 4
    Asteroide núm. 945 de la serie (1921 JB) descubierto desde la capital catalana.

Synonyms

Barna

This word in other languages

Barcelona(English)Barcelone(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrcelona
  • bacrelona
  • barccelona
  • barcellona
  • barcelnoa
  • barceloan
  • barcelonna
  • barceolna
  • barcleona
  • bareclona
  • barrcelona
  • barselona
  • bbarcelona
  • bracelona
  • varcelona

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Barcelona - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abrcelona2bacrelona2barccelona1barcellona1barcelnoa2barceloan2barcelonna1barceolna2
Edit distance from "Barcelona"

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 "Barcelona"?
"Barcelona" is spelled B-A-R-C-E-L-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baɾseˈlona].
What does "Barcelona" mean?
As a proper noun, "Barcelona" means: Segunda ciudad del Estado español y capital de la Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña. Situada en la costa nordeste de la Península Ibérica, es un importante centro comercial e industrial y uno de los m...
What words are commonly confused with "Barcelona"?
"Barcelona" is commonly confused with "barcelonés", "barcelonesa", "Barceló". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Barcelona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barcelona" is [baɾseˈlona]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barcelona" come from?
"Barcelona" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Barcelona”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-R-C-E-L-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [baɾseˈlona] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “barcelonés” - see the side-by-side comparison. Barcelona vs barcelonés
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list