burlesque
/bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/
"burlesque" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“burlesque” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #25,304 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #25,304
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parodical; parodic
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | burlesque |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #25,304 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “burlesque” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for burlesque is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,304 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Parodical; parodic".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for burlesque, with forms such as "bburlesque", "brulesque", and "bulresque". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco (“parodic”). The correct English form is burlesque, spelled B-U-R-L-E-S-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Parodical; parodic
Etymology
Borrowed from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco (“parodic”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bburlesque,brulesque,bulresque,burelsque,burleqsue,burlesqeu,burlesqque,burlessque,burlesuqe,burllesque,burlseque,burrlesque,ubrlesque
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of burlesque - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “burlesque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-U-R-L-E-S-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.