jabalina

/[xaβ̞aˈlina]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,093

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

jabalina is aSpanishnoun. It means: Arma arrojadiza, antaño usada para la caza mayor. Pronounced [xaβ̞aˈlina]. Often confused with jabalí and jabalíes.

Key facts for jabalina
PropertyValue
Headwordjabalina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xaβ̞aˈlina]
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,093
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for jabalina is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xaβ̞aˈlina]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,093 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for jabalina, with forms such as "ajbalina", "jaablina", and "jabailna". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "jabalí", "jabalíes", 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 jabalina, spelled J-A-B-A-L-I-N-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arma arrojadiza, antaño usada para la caza mayor.
  2. 2
    Implemento deportivo con forma de venablo alargado. En las pruebas masculina tiene una longitud mínima de 260 cm y un peso mínimo de 800 g; en las pruebas femeninas, 220 cm. y 600 g. Tiene un asidero, fabricado con cordel, de unos 15 cm de largo que se encuentra aproximadamente en su centro de gravedad.
  3. 3
    Disciplina deportiva consistente en lanzar este dardo lo más lejos posible.
  4. 4
    Varilla metálica enterrada bajo el suelo, en donde desembocan todas las conexiones de la puesta a tierra.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajbalina,jaablina,jabailna,jabalian,jabalinna,jaballina,jabalnia,jabbalina,jablaina,javalina,jbaalina,jjabalina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for jabalina

Misspelling Variants of "jabalina"

ajbalina8jaablina8jabailna8jabalian8jabalinna9jaballina9jabalnia8jabbalina9
Misspelling Variants of "jabalina"

Frequency rank: #49,093 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jabalina"?
"jabalina" is spelled J-A-B-A-L-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [xaβ̞aˈlina].
What does "jabalina" mean?
As a noun, "jabalina" means: Arma arrojadiza, antaño usada para la caza mayor.
What words are commonly confused with "jabalina"?
"jabalina" is commonly confused with "jabalí", "jabalíes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jabalina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jabalina" is [xaβ̞aˈlina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jabalina" come from?
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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.