batey
[baˈt̪ej]
The verdict
“batey” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,672 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,672
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,459
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zona ocupada por las viviendas y otras edificaciones en los ingenios del Caribe.
Corpus desk
Index ES-batey · batey · Spanish
batey · rank #83,672 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,672
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,459
- PHOTO-FINISH bark
Nearest frequency peer: bark (-3 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 “batey”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- bandolerismo
bandolerismo
16,335 corpus weight
- bark
bark
16,332 corpus weight
- batey
batey
16,329 corpus weight
- Belém
Belém
16,325 corpus weight
- Bengoa
Bengoa
16,323 corpus weight
- Beti
Beti
16,320 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “batey” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | batey |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈt̪ej] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #83,672 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “batey” en español
Rare enough to double-check
batey is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,672 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈt̪ej]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for batey in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 batey, spelled B-A-T-E-Y.
Definition
- 1Zona ocupada por las viviendas y otras edificaciones en los ingenios del Caribe.
- 2Ceremonia, en parte lúdica y en parte judicial, practicada por los aborígenes taínos.
- 3Vasta plaza central de los poblados taínos, donde tenía lugar esta ceremonia.
Synonyms
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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