burrito

/bəˈɹiː.təʊ/

//bəˈɹiː.təʊ// noun

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"burrito" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“burrito” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,577. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,577
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-burrito · burrito · English

burrito · rank #20,577 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,577
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH brothel

Nearest frequency peer: brothel (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “burrito”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “burrito” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

burrito vs barrio
71% similar

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

Key facts for burrito
PropertyValue
Headwordburrito
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bəˈɹiː.təʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,577
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “burrito”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).burritolands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “brothel” (#20,576), “bytes” (#20,578), “calmed” (#20,579). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “burrito” is #20,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around burrito (IPA /bəˈɹiː.təʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,577 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for burrito, with forms such as "bburrito", "brurito", and "burirto". 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, "barrio", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish burrito, diminutive of burro (“donkey”), from burrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). The food is so called becau… The correct English form is burrito, spelled B-U-R-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish burrito, diminutive of burro (“donkey”), from burrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). The food is so called because of its resemblance to a rolled up pack as typically carried by donkeys, making it an example of synecdoche.

This word in other languages

burrito(Español)burrito(Français)Burrito(Deutsch)burrito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bburrito
  • brurito
  • burirto
  • burito
  • burriot
  • burritto
  • burrtio
  • ubrrito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of burrito - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bburrito1brurito2burirto2burito1burriot2burritto1burrtio2ubrrito2
Edit distance from "burrito"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "burrito"?
"burrito" is spelled B-U-R-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bəˈɹiː.təʊ/.
What does "burrito" mean?
As a noun, "burrito" means: A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.
What words are commonly confused with "burrito"?
"burrito" is commonly confused with "barrio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "burrito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "burrito" is /bəˈɹiː.təʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "burrito"?
Borrowed from Spanish burrito, diminutive of burro (“donkey”), from burrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). The food is so ca... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

brothel#20,576blacked#20,571Charley#20,584clothed#20,589

Similar misspelling depth

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

bytes8 variantsCarole8 variantsbirdie8 variantsangst8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list