barraca

/[baˈraka]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,374

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

barraca is aSpanishnoun. It means: Caseta o albergue construido toscamente y con materiales ligeros. Pronounced [baˈraka]. Often confused with Barral and Barrera.

Key facts for barraca
PropertyValue
Headwordbarraca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈraka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,374
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of barraca in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for barraca is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈraka]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,374 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for barraca, with forms such as "abrraca", "baraca", and "bararca". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Barral", "Barrera", "barriga", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is barraca, spelled B-A-R-R-A-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caseta o albergue construido toscamente y con materiales ligeros.
  2. 2
    Vivienda rústica, propia de las huertas de Valencia y Murcia, hecha con adobes y cubierta con cañas a dos aguas muy vertientes.
  3. 3
    Edificio que sirve de almacén para grandes cantidades de mercancías, tales como cueros, géneros, maderas, cereales y otros.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abrraca,baraca,bararca,barraac,barracca,barrcaa,bbarraca,braraca,varraca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for barraca

Misspelling Variants of "barraca"

abrraca7baraca6bararca7barraac7barracca8barrcaa7bbarraca8braraca7
Misspelling Variants of "barraca"

Frequency rank: #35,374 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barraca"?
"barraca" is spelled B-A-R-R-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈraka].
What does "barraca" mean?
As a noun, "barraca" means: Caseta o albergue construido toscamente y con materiales ligeros.
What words are commonly confused with "barraca"?
"barraca" is commonly confused with "Barral", "Barrera", "barriga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "barraca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barraca" is [baˈraka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barraca" come from?
"barraca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.