Barcelona

[bəɾsəˈlonə]

/[bəɾsəˈlonə]/ name

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The verdict

“Barcelona” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,068
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barcelone, capitale de la Catalogne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-barcelona · Barcelona · French

Barcelona · rank #28,068 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,068
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH barbelés

Nearest frequency peer: barbelés (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Barcelona »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Barcelona » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Barcelona vs Barcelone
89% similar
Barcelona vs barcelonais
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Barcelona
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarcelona
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[bəɾsəˈlonə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,068
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Barcelona »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Barcelonase place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « barbelés » (#28,067), « barge » (#28,069), « bagne » (#28,066). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Barcelona » est au #28,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Barcelona (IPA [bəɾsəˈlonə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,068 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Barcelone, capitale de la Catalogne.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Barcelona, with forms such as "abrcelona", "bacrelona", and "barccelona". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Barcelone", "barcelonais", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Barcelona, spelled B-A-R-C-E-L-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barcelone, capitale de la Catalogne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Barcelona appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El barri del port i dels pescadors de Barcelona és la Barceloneta.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrcelona
  • bacrelona
  • barccelona
  • barcellona
  • barcelnoa
  • barceloan
  • barcelonna
  • barceolna
  • barcleona
  • bareclona
  • barrcelona
  • bbarcelona
  • bracelona

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Barcelona - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abrcelona2bacrelona2barccelona1barcellona1barcelnoa2barceloan2barcelonna1barceolna2
Edit distance from "Barcelona"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Barcelona"?
"Barcelona" is spelled B-A-R-C-E-L-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [bəɾsəˈlonə].
What does "Barcelona" mean?
As a proper noun, "Barcelona" means: Barcelone, capitale de la Catalogne.
What words are commonly confused with "Barcelona"?
"Barcelona" is commonly confused with "Barcelone", "barcelonais". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Barcelona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barcelona" is [bəɾsəˈlonə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barcelona" come from?
"Barcelona" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Barcelona", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

battaient#28,070attendiez#28,061articuler#28,059arrachent#28,057

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

barbelés13 variantsbyzantin13 variantscantonale13 variantscarrefours13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list