bonito

[boˈnito]

/[boˈnito]/ adj

The verdict

“bonito” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hübsch, schön

Corpus desk

Index DE-bonito · bonito · German

bonito · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bonito
PropertyValue
Headwordbonito
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[boˈnito]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bonito“ im Deutschen

bonitoliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bonito is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [boˈnito]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hübsch, schön".

No misspelling variants are generated for bonito in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bonito, spelled B-O-N-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    hübsch, schön

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bonito"?
"bonito" is spelled B-O-N-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈnito].
What does "bonito" mean?
As an adjective, "bonito" means: hübsch, schön
How do you pronounce "bonito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonito" is [boˈnito]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bonito" come from?
"bonito" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list