besugo

[beˈsuɣ̞o]

/[beˈsuɣ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“besugo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,728 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,728
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Pagellus bogaraveo) Especie de pez perciforme de la familia de los espáridos, común en el litoral atlántico europeo y en la zona occidental del mar Mediterráneo. Tiene un aspecto típico de espárid...

Key facts for besugo
PropertyValue
Headwordbesugo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beˈsuɣ̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,728
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “besugo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). besugo lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

besugo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,728 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [beˈsuɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Pagellus bogaraveo) Especie de pez perciforme de la familia de los espáridos, común en el litoral atlántico europeo y en la zona occidental del mar Mediterráneo. Tiene un aspecto típico de espárid...".

besugo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is besugo, spelled B-E-S-U-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Pagellus bogaraveo) Especie de pez perciforme de la familia de los espáridos, común en el litoral atlántico europeo y en la zona occidental del mar Mediterráneo. Tiene un aspecto típico de espárido, forma ovalada, con cuerpo alto y muy comprimido lateralmente. Cabeza corta y redondeada, boca pequeña y ojos muy grandes. El dorso es rojizo pardusco y los costados, plateados. Se distingue de los demás espáridos por una mancha difusa negra situada en el nacimiento de la línea lateral que lo cruza, encima de la base de la aleta pectoral.

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 "besugo"?
"besugo" is spelled B-E-S-U-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈsuɣ̞o].
What does "besugo" mean?
As a noun, "besugo" means: (Pagellus bogaraveo) Especie de pez perciforme de la familia de los espáridos, común en el litoral atlántico europeo y en la zona occidental del mar Mediterráneo. Tiene un aspecto típico de espárid...
How do you pronounce "besugo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besugo" is [beˈsuɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besugo" come from?
"besugo" 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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Using “besugo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-E-S-U-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [beˈsuɣ̞o] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list