bax

/ɓaʃ/

//ɓaʃ// verb

The verdict

“bax” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,517 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,517
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Golpear, destruir a golpes.

Key facts for bax
PropertyValue
Headwordbax
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɓaʃ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#86,517
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bax” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bax lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bax is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,517 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɓaʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Golpear, destruir a golpes.".

Zero misspellings are on record for bax in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is bax, spelled B-A-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Golpear, destruir a golpes.

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 "bax"?
"bax" is spelled B-A-X. The IPA pronunciation is /ɓaʃ/.
What does "bax" mean?
As a verb, "bax" means: Golpear, destruir a golpes.
How do you pronounce "bax"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bax" is /ɓaʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bax" come from?
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Using “bax”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɓaʃ/ (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list