barrilete

[bariˈlet̪e]

/[bariˈlet̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“barrilete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,574 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,574
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Barril pequeño.

Key facts for barrilete
PropertyValue
Headwordbarrilete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bariˈlet̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,574
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “barrilete” 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). barrilete 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

barrilete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,574 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bariˈlet̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

barrilete has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 barrilete, spelled B-A-R-R-I-L-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barril pequeño.
  2. 2
    Instrumento grueso de hierro con apariencia de un siete, que usan los carpinteros y otros artífices para asegurar la madera sobre los bancos y poder trabajar en ella.
  3. 3
    Alguno de los cangrejos marinos pertenecientes al género Uca, que posee una tenaza extremadamente más grande que la otra.
  4. 4
    Artificio volador utilizado como entretenimiento que consta de una superficie de papel, tela u otro material liviano montada sobre una armazón sólida de caña y sujetada a un hilo por la parte inferior.
  5. 5
    La pieza cilíndrica del clarinete más inmediata a la boquilla.
  6. 6
    Nudo con forma de barril que se hace sobre un cabo para evitar que no se safe del sitio en el que debe permanecer firme.
  7. 7
    Asistente de un abogado.
  8. 8
    (Katsuwonus pelamis) Especie de peces de la familia Scombridae en el orden de los Perciformes.
  9. 9
    (Euthynnus affinis) Especie de peces de la familia Scombridae en el orden de los Perciformes.
  10. 10
    (Euthynnus lineatus) Especie de peces de la familia Scombridae en el orden de los Perciformes.

Synonyms

cangrejo violinistacometapanderovolantínpapalotechiringapapagayopapalotachichiguabirlochamilochacachirulolistadoatún listadobonitorayadobarriletecachurretaauhopubacoreta orientalbacoreta negra

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 "barrilete"?
"barrilete" is spelled B-A-R-R-I-L-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bariˈlet̪e].
What does "barrilete" mean?
As a noun, "barrilete" means: Barril pequeño.
How do you pronounce "barrilete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barrilete" is [bariˈlet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barrilete" come from?
"barrilete" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “barrilete”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-R-R-I-L-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bariˈlet̪e] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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