Benjamín
[bẽŋxaˈmĩn]
The verdict
“Benjamín” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,310 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #12,310
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Benjamín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [bẽŋxaˈmĩn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #12,310 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Benjamín” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Benjamín is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bẽŋxaˈmĩn]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,310 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de varón.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Benjamín, with forms such as "bbenjamín", "bejnamín", and "benajmín". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Benjamín, spelled B-E-N-J-A-M-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de varón.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbenjamín,bejnamín,benajmín,benjammín,benjamní,benjamínn,benjaímn,benjjamín,benjmaín,bennjamín,bnejamín,ebnjamín,venjamín
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Benjamín - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Benjamín”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-E-N-J-A-M-Í-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bẽŋxaˈmĩn] (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.