al buen tuntún
[al ˈβ̞wẽn̪ t̪ũn̪ˈt̪ũn]
The verdict
“al buen tuntún” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de al tuntún (sin discernir, sin cálculo, cuidado o método; con descuido).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | al buen tuntún |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [al ˈβ̞wẽn̪ t̪ũn̪ˈt̪ũn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “al buen tuntún” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
al buen tuntún is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [al ˈβ̞wẽn̪ t̪ũn̪ˈt̪ũn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de al tuntún (sin discernir, sin cálculo, cuidado o método; con descuido).".
al buen tuntún doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is al buen tuntún, spelled A-L- -B-U-E-N- -T-U-N-T-Ú-N.
Definition
- 1Variante de al tuntún (sin discernir, sin cálculo, cuidado o método; con descuido).
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.
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Using “al buen tuntún”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L- -B-U-E-N- -T-U-N-T-Ú-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [al ˈβ̞wẽn̪ t̪ũn̪ˈt̪ũn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.