bitácora
[biˈt̪akoɾa]
The verdict
“bitácora” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #21,581 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,581
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Armario que tenían los barcos junto a la rueda del timón para guardar la brújula, el cuaderno de navegación (o «de bitácora») y otros instrumentos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bitácora |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [biˈt̪akoɾa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,581 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bitácora” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bitácora is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [biˈt̪akoɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,581 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bitácora, with forms such as "bbitácora", "bitcáora", and "bittácora". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is bitácora, spelled B-I-T-Á-C-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1Armario que tenían los barcos junto a la rueda del timón para guardar la brújula, el cuaderno de navegación (o «de bitácora») y otros instrumentos.
- 2Registro de sucesos referidos a algún tema en especial.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbitácora,bitcáora,bittácora,bitáccora,bitácoar,bitácorra,bitácroa,bitáocra,biátcora,btiácora,ibtácora,vitácora
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bitácora - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “bitácora”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-I-T-Á-C-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [biˈt̪akoɾa] (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
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.