barruntar

[barũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

/[barũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“barruntar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prever, conjeturar, o presentir una cosa por algún ligero indicio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-barruntar · barruntar · Spanish

barruntar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for barruntar
PropertyValue
Headwordbarruntar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[barũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “barruntar” en español

barruntarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barruntar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [barũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prever, conjeturar, o presentir una cosa por algún ligero indicio.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for barruntar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is barruntar, spelled B-A-R-R-U-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prever, conjeturar, o presentir una cosa por algún ligero indicio.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barruntar"?
"barruntar" is spelled B-A-R-R-U-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [barũn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "barruntar" mean?
As a verb, "barruntar" means: Prever, conjeturar, o presentir una cosa por algún ligero indicio.
How do you pronounce "barruntar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barruntar" is [barũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barruntar" come from?
"barruntar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list