batacazo

[bat̪aˈkaso]

/[bat̪aˈkaso]/ noun

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The verdict

“batacazo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,573 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,573
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Golpe fuerte y con estruendo que da alguna persona cuando cae.

Key facts for batacazo
PropertyValue
Headwordbatacazo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bat̪aˈkaso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,573
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “batacazo” 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). batacazo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

batacazo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,573 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bat̪aˈkaso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for batacazo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is batacazo, spelled B-A-T-A-C-A-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Golpe fuerte y con estruendo que da alguna persona cuando cae.
  2. 2
    Caída (fracaso o derrota) que se experimenta; desacierto en que uno incurre.
  3. 3
    Triunfo o suceso afortunado.

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 "batacazo"?
"batacazo" is spelled B-A-T-A-C-A-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [bat̪aˈkaso].
What does "batacazo" mean?
As a noun, "batacazo" means: Golpe fuerte y con estruendo que da alguna persona cuando cae.
How do you pronounce "batacazo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "batacazo" is [bat̪aˈkaso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "batacazo" come from?
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Using “batacazo”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-T-A-C-A-Z-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bat̪aˈkaso] (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