batear

[bat̪eˈaɾ]

/[bat̪eˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“batear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,850 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,850
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar un golpe a la pelota con el bate.

Corpus desk

Index ES-batear · batear · Spanish

batear · rank #62,850 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,850
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baréin

Nearest frequency peer: Baréin (-2 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 “batear”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for batear
PropertyValue
Headwordbatear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bat̪eˈaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,850
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “batear” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).batearcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Baréin” (#62,848), “battery” (#62,852), “barsa” (#62,845). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “batear” va en #62,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

batear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,850 among 2,459 “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

  1. 1
    Dar un golpe a la pelota con el bate.
  2. 2
    Golpear 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "batear"?
"batear" is spelled B-A-T-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bat̪eˈaɾ].
What does "batear" mean?
As a verb, "batear" means: Dar un golpe a la pelota con el bate.
How do you pronounce "batear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "batear" is [bat̪eˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "batear" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list