bejuco

[beˈxuko]

/[beˈxuko]/ noun

The verdict

“bejuco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,636 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,636
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Planta trepadora, retorcida y nudosa, no siempre leñosa, propia de la jungla y que trepan a los árboles en busca de sol.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bejuco · bejuco · Spanish

bejuco · rank #91,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,636
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH beatas

Nearest frequency peer: beatas (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “bejuco”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bejuco” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bejuco
PropertyValue
Headwordbejuco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beˈxuko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bejuco” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).bejucocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “beatas” (#91,635), “Bellucci” (#91,638), “barrigón” (#91,632). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bejuco” va en #91,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bejuco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,636 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [beˈxuko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Planta trepadora, retorcida y nudosa, no siempre leñosa, propia de la jungla y que trepan a los árboles en busca de sol.".

Zero misspellings are on record for bejuco in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is bejuco, spelled B-E-J-U-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Planta trepadora, retorcida y nudosa, no siempre leñosa, propia de la jungla y que trepan a los árboles en busca de sol.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ¿No habrá más que silencio, inmovilidad, al pie de los árboles, de los bejucos?

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bejuco"?
"bejuco" is spelled B-E-J-U-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈxuko].
What does "bejuco" mean?
As a noun, "bejuco" means: Planta trepadora, retorcida y nudosa, no siempre leñosa, propia de la jungla y que trepan a los árboles en busca de sol.
How do you pronounce "bejuco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bejuco" is [beˈxuko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list