batear
[bat̪eˈaɾ]
The verdict
“batear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,850 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,850
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dar un golpe a la pelota con el bate.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | batear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bat̪eˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “batear” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
batear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,850 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bat̪eˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for batear, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is batear, spelled B-A-T-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar un golpe a la pelota con el bate.
- 2Golpear con un bate.
This word in other languages
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 “batear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-T-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bat̪eˈaɾ] (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.