berma
[ˈbeɾma]
The verdict
“berma” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Franja o margen a la orilla de una carretera no destinada para la circulación habitual de vehículos; arcén.
Corpus desk
Index ES-berma · berma · Spanish
berma · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | berma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbeɾma] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “berma” en español
Rare enough to double-check
berma is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbeɾma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for berma in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is berma, spelled B-E-R-M-A.
Definition
- 1Franja o margen a la orilla de una carretera no destinada para la circulación habitual de vehículos; arcén.
- 2Mediana de una autovía o autopista.
- 3Parte interior al escarpe o talud de la playa.
- 4Espacio llano, cornisa, o barrera elevada que separa dos zonas.
- 5Zona y declive al pie de la muralla que servía para evitar que partes de ella, al desprenderse por el uso o los ataques, cayeran dentro del foso.
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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.