buono

[ˈbwɔno]

/[ˈbwɔno]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-buono · buono · German

buono · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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 buono
PropertyValue
Headwordbuono
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbwɔno]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „buono“ im Deutschen

buonoliegt 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

buono is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbwɔno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for buono in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is buono, spelled B-U-O-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    gut
  2. 2
    angenehm
  3. 3
    gütig
  4. 4
    brav, artig, lieb
  5. 5
    gültig
  6. 6
    genießbar, essbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „La tecnica del poliziotto buono - poliziotto cattivo […] è una tattica psicologica utilizzata negli interrogatori[1].“

Synonyms

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 "buono"?
"buono" is spelled B-U-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbwɔno].
What does "buono" mean?
As an adjective, "buono" means: gut
How do you pronounce "buono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buono" is [ˈbwɔno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buono" come from?
"buono" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list