Basel
[ˈbaːzl̩]
The verdict
“Basel” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,152 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,152
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,459
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Basilea.
Corpus desk
Index ES-basel · Basel · Spanish
Basel · rank #65,152 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,152
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,459
- PHOTO-FINISH barridos
Nearest frequency peer: barridos (-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 “Basel”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- bacteriano
bacteriano
34,853 corpus weight
- barridos
barridos
34,850 corpus weight
- Basel
Basel
34,849 corpus weight
- beban
beban
34,847 corpus weight
- becerros
becerros
34,845 corpus weight
- beg
beg
34,844 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Basel” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Basel |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaːzl̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #65,152 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Basel” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Basel is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,152 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaːzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Basilea.".
Basel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Basel, spelled B-A-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Basilea.
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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