bauprés
[bawˈpɾes]
The verdict
“bauprés” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mástil cilíndrico que forma parte de la arboladura de algunos barcos, sobresaliendo de la proa en su misma dirección, a un ángulo de unos 20 grados respecto de la línea de flotación del barco. En e...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bauprés |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bawˈpɾes] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bauprés” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bauprés is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bawˈpɾes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mástil cilíndrico que forma parte de la arboladura de algunos barcos, sobresaliendo de la proa en su misma dirección, a un ángulo de unos 20 grados respecto de la línea de flotación del barco. En e...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bauprés, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is bauprés, spelled B-A-U-P-R-É-S.
Definition
- 1Mástil cilíndrico que forma parte de la arboladura de algunos barcos, sobresaliendo de la proa en su misma dirección, a un ángulo de unos 20 grados respecto de la línea de flotación del barco. En el bauprés se fijan los estays (o jarcias firmes) de determinadas velas de proa.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bauprés”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-U-P-R-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bawˈpɾes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.