batea
[baˈt̪ea]
The verdict
“batea” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,101 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,101
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bandeja o tina de madera, tallada toscamente en una sola pieza, una parte más ancha que la otra, es de forma oval o rectangular y de fondo plano, generalmente se usa para lavar ropa u otros usos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | batea |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈt̪ea] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,101 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “batea” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
batea is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,101 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈt̪ea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
batea has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is batea, spelled B-A-T-E-A.
Definition
- 1Bandeja o tina de madera, tallada toscamente en una sola pieza, una parte más ancha que la otra, es de forma oval o rectangular y de fondo plano, generalmente se usa para lavar ropa u otros usos.
- 2Bandeja.
- 3Barco pequeño en figura de artesa, que se usa en los puertos y arsenales.
- 4Vagón de tren descubierto, con bordes muy bajos.
- 5Jícara o recipiente que sirve para transferir el agua de las zanjas y para el regadío de los terrenos.
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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Using “batea”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-T-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈt̪ea] (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.