beacon
/ˈbiː.kən/
The verdict
“beacon” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,032 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,032
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | beacon |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbiː.kən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #54,032 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “beacon” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
beacon is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,032 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbiː.kən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for beacon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is beacon, spelled B-E-A-C-O-N.
Definition
- 1Faro.
- 2Baliza.
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 “beacon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-E-A-C-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbiː.kən/ (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.