barrilete

[bariˈlet̪e]

/[bariˈlet̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“barrilete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,574 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,574
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barril pequeño.

Corpus desk

Index ES-barrilete · barrilete · Spanish

barrilete · rank #57,574 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,574
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bastaron

Nearest frequency peer: bastaron (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “barrilete”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “barrilete” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barrilete
PropertyValue
Headwordbarrilete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bariˈlet̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,574
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “barrilete” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.barriletecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “bastaron” (#57,575), “barceloneses” (#57,572), “baratijas” (#57,571). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “barrilete” va en #57,574. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barrilete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,574 among 2,459 “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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

baratijas#57,571ballestas#57,570atentando#57,562brincando#57,588

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list