barco

[ˈbaɾko]

/[ˈbaɾko]/ noun

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The verdict

“barco” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,543. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,543
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vaso₁ de madera, hierro u otra materia, que flota y que, impulsado y dirigido por un artificio adecuado, puede transportar por el agua personas o cosas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-barco · barco · Spanish

barco · rank #2,543 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,543
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH asia

Nearest frequency peer: asia (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “barco”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “barco” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

barco vs bro
60% similar
barco vs Bart
40% similar
barco vs buró
40% similar

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

Key facts for barco
PropertyValue
Headwordbarco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaɾko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,543
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “barco” en la frecuencia del español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).barcocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “asia” (#2,542), “bomba” (#2,544), “archivos” (#2,541). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around barco (IPA [ˈbaɾko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,543 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for barco, with forms such as "abrco", "bacro", and "barcco". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bro", "Bart", "buró", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 barco, spelled B-A-R-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vaso₁ de madera, hierro u otra materia, que flota y que, impulsado y dirigido por un artificio adecuado, puede transportar por el agua personas o cosas.
  2. 2
    Barranco poco profundo.
  3. 3
    Recipiente empleado con diversos fines. Se elabora a partir de una calabaza.
  4. 4
    Vasija redonda, cuya forma recuerda a la de una calabaza.
  5. 5
    Irresponsable, que no cumple con las responsabilidades que se le asignan.
  6. 6
    Alumno aprovechado.
  7. 7
    Dicho de un profesor: Que califica positivamente a sus alumnos, incluso si estos no han cumplido satisfactoriamente con lo asignado por él.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how barco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «El poético inicio de su comunicación científica afirma, por ejemplo: “Un desafortunado día de 1919 el capitán del SS Makembo varó su maltrecho barco en la playa de la isla de Lord Howe, en la costa oriental de Australia”».

Synonyms

bajelbuqueembarcaciónnavenavío

This word in other languages

ship(English)vaisseau(Français)Schiff(Deutsch)navio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrco
  • bacro
  • barcco
  • baroc
  • barrco
  • bbarco
  • braco
  • varco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abrco2bacro2barcco1baroc2barrco1bbarco1braco2varco1
Edit distance from "barco"

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 "barco"?
"barco" is spelled B-A-R-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɾko].
What does "barco" mean?
As a noun, "barco" means: Vaso₁ de madera, hierro u otra materia, que flota y que, impulsado y dirigido por un artificio adecuado, puede transportar por el agua personas o cosas.
What words are commonly confused with "barco"?
"barco" is commonly confused with "bro", "Bart", "buró". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "barco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barco" is [ˈbaɾko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barco" come from?
"barco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bomba#2,544voces#2,536dedos#2,556Harry#2,566

Similar misspelling depth

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

afirma8 variantscuadro8 variantssenado8 variantsgloria8 variants

What to do next

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  • "barco" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "bro". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,543 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse

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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