código de barras

/[ˈkoð̞iɣ̞o ð̞e ˈβ̞aras]/ phrase

The verdict

“código de barras” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase — the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
16
letters

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Código compuesto por líneas paralelas oscuras y espacios claros entre ellas de diversos anchos y que se emplea para ser leído por computadoras. Se emplea en el comercio para identificar el código p...

Key facts for código de barras
PropertyValue
Headwordcódigo de barras
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈkoð̞iɣ̞o ð̞e ˈβ̞aras]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “código de barras” sits in Spanish frequency

código de barras falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words — the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for código de barras is 16 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoð̞iɣ̞o ð̞e ˈβ̞aras]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Código compuesto por líneas paralelas oscuras y espacios claros entre ellas de diversos anchos y que se emplea para ser leído por computadoras. Se emplea en el comercio para identificar el código p...".

No misspelling variants are generated for código de barras in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 código de barras, spelled C-Ó-D-I-G-O- -D-E- -B-A-R-R-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Código compuesto por líneas paralelas oscuras y espacios claros entre ellas de diversos anchos y que se emplea para ser leído por computadoras. Se emplea en el comercio para identificar el código producto.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "código de barras"?
"código de barras" is spelled C-Ó-D-I-G-O- -D-E- -B-A-R-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoð̞iɣ̞o ð̞e ˈβ̞aras].
What does "código de barras" mean?
As a phrase, "código de barras" means: Código compuesto por líneas paralelas oscuras y espacios claros entre ellas de diversos anchos y que se emplea para ser leído por computadoras. Se emplea en el comercio para identificar el código p...
How do you pronounce "código de barras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "código de barras" is [ˈkoð̞iɣ̞o ð̞e ˈβ̞aras]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "código de barras" come from?
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Using “código de barras”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-Ó-D-I-G-O- -D-E- -B-A-R-R-A-S — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkoð̞iɣ̞o ð̞e ˈβ̞aras] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.