bantú
[bãn̪ˈt̪u]
The verdict
“bantú” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,844 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,844
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de una vasta familia de idiomas hablados en el centro y sur de África, tales como el zulú, el sotho, el suajili y el lingala.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bantú |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bãn̪ˈt̪u] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #62,844 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bantú” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bantú is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,844 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bãn̪ˈt̪u]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bantú in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 bantú, spelled B-A-N-T-Ú.
Definition
- 1Se dice de una vasta familia de idiomas hablados en el centro y sur de África, tales como el zulú, el sotho, el suajili y el lingala.
- 2Se dice de la persona o los pueblos que hablan lenguas bantúes.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “bantú”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-N-T-Ú - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bãn̪ˈt̪u] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.