# bronco

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹɑŋkoʊ/ · frequency rank #29,200

## Definitions
1. A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bronco (“rough”), 19th c. which in Mexican usage also describes a horse that has not been broken and is still wild.

## Easily confused with
- **Bruno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bronco-vs-bruno)
- **Bronx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bronco-vs-bronx)
- **bronze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bronco-vs-bronze)
- **brunch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bronco-vs-brunch)
- **brooch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bronco-vs-brooch)
- **Bronson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bronco-vs-bronson)
- **Brock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-bronco)
- **banco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banco-vs-bronco)
- **Bosco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bosco-vs-bronco)
- **bongo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-bronco)
- **branch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/branch-vs-bronco)
- **blanco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanco-vs-bronco)
- **broach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broach-vs-bronco)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbronco`, `bornco`, `brnoco`, `brocno`, `broncco`, `bronnco`, `bronoc`, `brronco`, `rbonco`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bronco