botana

Name: botana, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[boˈt̪ana]

/[boˈt̪ana]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“botana” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,429
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,459
“B” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Remiendo que se aplica en los agujeros de las botas y odres para impedir que se salga el líquido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-botana · botana · Spanish

botana · rank #43,429 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #43,429
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 2,459
PHOTO-FINISH bosnio

Nearest frequency peer: bosnio (-1 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.

bocanada

56,576
bombardearon

56,575
bordeando

56,574
bosnio

56,573
botana

56,572
brotar

56,569

What this shows “botana” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

botana vs botón

67% similar

botana vs botín

67% similar

botana vs botar

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for botana
Property	Value
Headword	botana
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[boˈt̪ana]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#43,429
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “botana”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.botanacae aquí:

#43,429

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bosnio” (#43,428), “bordeando” (#43,427), “bombardearon” (#43,426). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “botana” va en #43,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around botana (IPA [boˈt̪ana]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,429 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for botana, with forms such as "bbotana", "boatna", and "botaan". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "botón", "botín", "botar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is botana, spelled B-O-T-A-N-A.

Definition

1
Remiendo que se aplica en los agujeros de las botas y odres para impedir que se salga el líquido.
2
Tarugo de madera que se pone como remiendo en las cubas o toneles de vino.
3
Parche que se pone en una herida. (Ámbito familiar).
4
Cicatriz de una herida.
5
Alimento simple que se consume entre comidas o como aperitivo.
6
Instrumento empleado en las comparsas de gigantes y cabezudos para golpear al público, especialmente a niños, mientras recorren las calles.

Synonyms

parchebotaina

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbotana
boatna
botaan
botanna
botnaa
bottana
btoana
obtana
votana

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of botana - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "botana"

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 "botana"?

"botana" is spelled B-O-T-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈt̪ana].

What does "botana" mean?

As a noun, "botana" means: Remiendo que se aplica en los agujeros de las botas y odres para impedir que se salga el líquido.

What words are commonly confused with "botana"?

"botana" is commonly confused with "botón", "botín", "botar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "botana"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "botana" is [boˈt̪ana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "botana" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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