Batavia
[baˈt̪aβ̞ja]
The verdict
“Batavia” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre antiguo de Yakarta, la capital de Indonesia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Batavia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [baˈt̪aβ̞ja] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Batavia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Batavia is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈt̪aβ̞ja]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre antiguo de Yakarta, la capital de Indonesia.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Batavia in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 Batavia, spelled B-A-T-A-V-I-A.
Definition
- 1Nombre antiguo de Yakarta, la capital de Indonesia.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Batavia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-T-A-V-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈt̪aβ̞ja] (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.