binocular

[binokuˈlaɾ]

/[binokuˈlaɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“binocular” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,611 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,611
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento usado para amplificar la imagen de objetos en la lejanía, que posee un par de tubos, y cada tubo contiene una serie de lentes y dos prismas, que amplían la imagen para cada ojo, produci...

Corpus desk

Index ES-binocular · binocular · Spanish

binocular · rank #89,611 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,611
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bienaventuran…

Nearest frequency peer: bienaventuranzas (-2 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 “binocular”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “binocular” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for binocular
PropertyValue
Headwordbinocular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[binokuˈlaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,611
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “binocular” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).binocularcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “bienaventuranzas” (#89,609), “biometría” (#89,613), “bibliófilo” (#89,608). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “binocular” va en #89,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

binocular is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,611 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [binokuˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrumento usado para amplificar la imagen de objetos en la lejanía, que posee un par de tubos, y cada tubo contiene una serie de lentes y dos prismas, que amplían la imagen para cada ojo, produci...".

binocular has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is binocular, spelled B-I-N-O-C-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento usado para amplificar la imagen de objetos en la lejanía, que posee un par de tubos, y cada tubo contiene una serie de lentes y dos prismas, que amplían la imagen para cada ojo, produciendo la estereoscopía.

Synonyms

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 "binocular"?
"binocular" is spelled B-I-N-O-C-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [binokuˈlaɾ].
What does "binocular" mean?
As a noun, "binocular" means: Instrumento usado para amplificar la imagen de objetos en la lejanía, que posee un par de tubos, y cada tubo contiene una serie de lentes y dos prismas, que amplían la imagen para cada ojo, produci...
How do you pronounce "binocular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "binocular" is [binokuˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "binocular" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "binocular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list