barrena
[baˈrena]
The verdict
“barrena” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,600 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,600
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Taladro manual, accionado por una manivela o berbiquí, usado para perforar roca u otro material duro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barrena |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈrena] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,600 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “barrena” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
barrena is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,600 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈrena]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for barrena in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is barrena, spelled B-A-R-R-E-N-A.
Definition
- 1Taladro manual, accionado por una manivela o berbiquí, usado para perforar roca u otro material duro.
- 2En general, movimiento helicoidal similar al que trazan los bordes perforantes de la barrena.
- 3Descenso descontrolado verticalmente y en giro, producto de una reducción en velocidad que lleva a la aeronave por debajo del umbral mínimo necesario para mantenerse en el aire.
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.
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Using “barrena”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-R-R-E-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈrena] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.