batea

[baˈt̪ea]

/[baˈt̪ea]/ noun

The verdict

“batea” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,101 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,101
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-batea · batea · Spanish

batea · rank #50,101 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,101
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bananero

Nearest frequency peer: bananero (-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 “batea”

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 “batea” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for batea
PropertyValue
Headwordbatea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈt̪ea]
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,101
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “batea” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).bateacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “bananero” (#50,100), “bañaba” (#50,102), “bellotas” (#50,103). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “batea” va en #50,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

batea is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,101 among 2,459 “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

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Bandeja.
  3. 3
    Barco pequeño en figura de artesa, que se usa en los puertos y arsenales.
  4. 4
    Vagón de tren descubierto, con bordes muy bajos.
  5. 5
    Jícara 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "batea"?
"batea" is spelled B-A-T-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈt̪ea].
What does "batea" mean?
As a noun, "batea" means: 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.
How do you pronounce "batea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "batea" is [baˈt̪ea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "batea" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list