barquito

[baɾˈkit̪o]

/[baɾˈkit̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“barquito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,407 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,407
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diminutivo de barco.

Key facts for barquito
PropertyValue
Headwordbarquito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baɾˈkit̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “barquito” 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). barquito lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barquito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,407 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baɾˈkit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diminutivo de barco.".

barquito doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is barquito, spelled B-A-R-Q-U-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo de 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 "barquito"?
"barquito" is spelled B-A-R-Q-U-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [baɾˈkit̪o].
What does "barquito" mean?
As a noun, "barquito" means: Diminutivo de barco.
How do you pronounce "barquito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barquito" is [baɾˈkit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barquito" come from?
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Using “barquito”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-R-Q-U-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [baɾˈkit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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