botavara

[bot̪aˈβ̞aɾa]

/[bot̪aˈβ̞aɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“botavara” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palo horizontal que, apoyado en el coronamiento de la popa y asegurado en el mástil más próximo a ella, sirve para cazar la vela cangreja.

Corpus desk

Index ES-botavara · botavara · Spanish

botavara · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for botavara
PropertyValue
Headwordbotavara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bot̪aˈβ̞aɾa]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “botavara” en español

botavarano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

botavara is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bot̪aˈβ̞aɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Palo horizontal que, apoyado en el coronamiento de la popa y asegurado en el mástil más próximo a ella, sirve para cazar la vela cangreja.".

botavara has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is botavara, spelled B-O-T-A-V-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palo horizontal que, apoyado en el coronamiento de la popa y asegurado en el mástil más próximo a ella, sirve para cazar la vela cangreja.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "botavara"?
"botavara" is spelled B-O-T-A-V-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [bot̪aˈβ̞aɾa].
What does "botavara" mean?
As a noun, "botavara" means: Palo horizontal que, apoyado en el coronamiento de la popa y asegurado en el mástil más próximo a ella, sirve para cazar la vela cangreja.
How do you pronounce "botavara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "botavara" is [bot̪aˈβ̞aɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "botavara" come from?
"botavara" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list