buffalo

[ˈbʌfələʊ]

/[ˈbʌfələʊ]/ noun

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The verdict

“buffalo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,921
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-buffalo · buffalo · German

buffalo · rank #21,921 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,921
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Buchhalter

Nearest frequency peer: Buchhalter (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „buffalo“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „buffalo“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

buffalo vs Büffel
43% similar

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

Key facts for buffalo
PropertyValue
Headwordbuffalo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʌfələʊ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,921
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „buffalo“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.buffaloliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Buchhalter“ (#21,920), „Bundesnetzagentur“ (#21,922), „Briefwahl“ (#21,919). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „buffalo“ bei #21,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around buffalo (IPA [ˈbʌfələʊ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,921 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for buffalo, with forms such as "bbuffalo", "bfufalo", and "bufaflo". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Büffel", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is buffalo, spelled B-U-F-F-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Büffel
  2. 2
    Büffel
  3. 3
    Büffel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "As the buffalo raced past him, the prince felt the rough fur brush his body, and a foul odor assailed his nostrils."
  2. "But on the way he saw Singāji, who had been miraculously raised from the dead on account of his virtuous act of obedience, grazing his buffaloes as before."

This word in other languages

búfalo(Español)buffle(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbuffalo
  • bfufalo
  • bufaflo
  • bufalo
  • buffallo
  • buffaol
  • bufflao
  • ubffalo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of buffalo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbuffalo1bfufalo2bufaflo2bufalo1buffallo1buffaol2bufflao2ubffalo2
Edit distance from "buffalo"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brandes#21,916centrum#21,926bindend#21,911Cowboys#21,935

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

child8 variantsblauem8 variantsbenutz8 variantsBeirut8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list