autobús

[awt̪oˈβ̞us]

/[awt̪oˈβ̞us]/ noun

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The verdict

“autobús” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,897. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,897
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vehículo para pasajeros de gran capacidad y recorrido fijo dentro de una urbe o que une varias poblaciones.

Corpus desk

Index ES-autobus · autobús · Spanish

autobús · rank #3,897 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,897
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH armado

Nearest frequency peer: armado (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “autobús”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “autobús” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

autobús vs autos
71% similar
autobús vs autores
71% similar
autobús vs autoras
71% similar

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

Key facts for autobús
PropertyValue
Headwordautobús
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[awt̪oˈβ̞us]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,897
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “autobús”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).autobúscae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “armado” (#3,896), “barra” (#3,898), “aparato” (#3,895). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “autobús” va en #3,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around autobús (IPA [awt̪oˈβ̞us]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,897 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vehículo para pasajeros de gran capacidad y recorrido fijo dentro de una urbe o que une varias poblaciones.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for autobús, with forms such as "atuobús", "auotbús", and "autboús". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "autos", "autores", "autoras", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is autobús, spelled A-U-T-O-B-Ú-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vehículo para pasajeros de gran capacidad y recorrido fijo dentro de una urbe o que une varias poblaciones.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ¿Cómo voy, en metro o en autobús?

Synonyms

autocarbuscamiónguaguamicromicrobúsómnibustrolebús

This word in other languages

bus(English)autobus(Français)Bus(Deutsch)ônibus(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuobús
  • auotbús
  • autboús
  • autobbús
  • autobsú
  • autobúss
  • autovús
  • autoúbs
  • auttobús
  • uatobús

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of autobús - 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.

atuobús2auotbús2autboús2autobbús1autobsú2autobúss1autovús1autoúbs2
Edit distance from "autobús"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autobús"?
"autobús" is spelled A-U-T-O-B-Ú-S. The IPA pronunciation is [awt̪oˈβ̞us].
What does "autobús" mean?
As a noun, "autobús" means: Vehículo para pasajeros de gran capacidad y recorrido fijo dentro de una urbe o que une varias poblaciones.
What words are commonly confused with "autobús"?
"autobús" is commonly confused with "autos", "autores", "autoras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "autobús"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autobús" is [awt̪oˈβ̞us]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autobús" come from?
"autobús" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

aparato#3,895cirugía#3,905creando#3,908Dolores#3,912

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

rurales10 variantsextrema10 variantspasamos10 variantsguardar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list