bitácora
Spanish, noun/biˈtakoɾa/
bitácora is spelled B-I-T-Á-C-O-R-A (8 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,583rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bitácora is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “binnacle (wooden housing for a ship's compass)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Armario que tenían los barcos junto a la rueda del timón para guardar la brújula, el cuaderno de navegación…”.
What does bitácora mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebinnacle (wooden housing for a ship's compass)
- 2
femininelogbook (journal on a ship, kept in the binnacle)
- 3
feminineweblog, blog
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. 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. 2. Registro de sucesos referidos a algún tema en especial.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bitácora
- bitácoras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bitácora?
- /biˈtakoɾa/
- [biˈt̪a.ko.ɾa]
- [biˈt̪akoɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bitácora
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bitácora in Spanish?
bitácora appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).