butaca

/[buˈt̪aka]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,466

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

butaca is aSpanishnoun. It means: Asiento cómodo y acolchado con respaldo y, generalmente, apoyabrazos, destinado a una sola persona, que se encuentra comúnmente en teatros, cines, salas de espectáculos y algunos hogares. Pronounced [buˈt̪aka]. Often confused with Bután and butacas.

Key facts for butaca
PropertyValue
Headwordbutaca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[buˈt̪aka]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,466
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for butaca is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [buˈt̪aka]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,466 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for butaca, with forms such as "bbutaca", "btuaca", and "buatca". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Bután", "butacas", "baca", 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 butaca, spelled B-U-T-A-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Asiento cómodo y acolchado con respaldo y, generalmente, apoyabrazos, destinado a una sola persona, que se encuentra comúnmente en teatros, cines, salas de espectáculos y algunos hogares.
  2. 2
    Localidad reservada en un recinto de espectáculos, correspondiente a dicho tipo de asiento, ofreciendo una vista adecuada y comodidad para el espectador.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbutaca,btuaca,buatca,butaac,butacca,butcaa,buttaca,ubtaca,vutaca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for butaca

Misspelling Variants of "butaca"

bbutaca7btuaca6buatca6butaac6butacca7butcaa6buttaca7ubtaca6
Misspelling Variants of "butaca"

Frequency rank: #34,466 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "butaca"?
"butaca" is spelled B-U-T-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [buˈt̪aka].
What does "butaca" mean?
As a noun, "butaca" means: Asiento cómodo y acolchado con respaldo y, generalmente, apoyabrazos, destinado a una sola persona, que se encuentra comúnmente en teatros, cines, salas de espectáculos y algunos hogares.
What words are commonly confused with "butaca"?
"butaca" is commonly confused with "Bután", "butacas", "baca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "butaca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "butaca" is [buˈt̪aka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "butaca" come from?
"butaca" 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.