broca

/[ˈbɾoka]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,971

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

broca is aSpanishnoun. It means: Carrete que dentro de la lanzadera lleva el hilo para la trama de ciertos tejidos. Pronounced [ˈbɾoka]. Often confused with busca and broma.

Key facts for broca
PropertyValue
Headwordbroca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɾoka]
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,971
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of broca in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for broca is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɾoka]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,971 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for broca, with forms such as "bbroca", "borca", and "brcoa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "busca", "broma", "brown", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is broca, spelled B-R-O-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carrete que dentro de la lanzadera lleva el hilo para la trama de ciertos tejidos.
  2. 2
    Barrena de boca cónica que se usa con las máquinas de taladrar.
  3. 3
    Clavo redondo y de cabeza cuadrada, con que los zapateros afianzan la suela en la horma al tiempo de hacer o remendar el calzado.
  4. 4
    Botón₃.
  5. 5
    Tenedor₃.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbroca,borca,brcoa,broac,brocca,brroca,rboca,vroca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for broca

Misspelling Variants of "broca"

bbroca6borca5brcoa5broac5brocca6brroca6rboca5vroca5
Misspelling Variants of "broca"

Frequency rank: #46,971 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "broca"?
"broca" is spelled B-R-O-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾoka].
What does "broca" mean?
As a noun, "broca" means: Carrete que dentro de la lanzadera lleva el hilo para la trama de ciertos tejidos.
What words are commonly confused with "broca"?
"broca" is commonly confused with "busca", "broma", "brown". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "broca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "broca" is [ˈbɾoka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "broca" come from?
"broca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.