bigote

[biˈɣ̞ot̪e]

/[biˈɣ̞ot̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“bigote” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,985. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,985
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pilosidad que crece sobre el labio superior.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bigote · bigote · Spanish

bigote · rank #10,985 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,985
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH beneficiarios

Nearest frequency peer: beneficiarios (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “bigote”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “bigote” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bigote vs brote
67% similar
bigote vs Bogotá
50% similar
bigote vs bigotes
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bigote
PropertyValue
Headwordbigote
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[biˈɣ̞ot̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,985
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bigote”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).bigotecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “beneficiarios” (#10,984), “biológico” (#10,986), “bellos” (#10,983). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bigote” va en #10,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bigote (IPA [biˈɣ̞ot̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,985 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bigote, with forms such as "bbigote", "bgiote", and "biggote". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "brote", "Bogotá", "bigotes", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 bigote, spelled B-I-G-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pilosidad que crece sobre el labio superior.
  2. 2
    Por analogía, restos de bebida que quedan sobre el labio superior al beber de un vaso.
  3. 3
    Por analogía con la forma del bigote₁, adorno gráfico ancho en el centro y ahusado hacia los extremos.
  4. 4
    Drenaje para la ganga fundida que tienen algunos altos hornos.
  5. 5
    Mancha oscura en la piel del limón que aparece como síntoma de la afección por araña roja (Tetranychus urticae).
  6. 6
    Policía.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En el limón este aspecto, más oscuro, se localiza en la comisura (mamelón) estilar y formando lo que se denomina bigote.
  2. En los frutos forma manchas herrumbrosas en las regiones estilar y peduncular, que en los limones se denomina ‘bigote’.

Synonyms

bigotesmostachobozobigoterabocera

This word in other languages

moustache(English)moustache(Français)Schnurrbart(Deutsch)bigode(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbigote
  • bgiote
  • biggote
  • bigoet
  • bigotte
  • bigtoe
  • biogte
  • ibgote
  • vigote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bigote - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbigote1bgiote2biggote1bigoet2bigotte1bigtoe2biogte2ibgote2
Edit distance from "bigote"

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 "bigote"?
"bigote" is spelled B-I-G-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈɣ̞ot̪e].
What does "bigote" mean?
As a noun, "bigote" means: Pilosidad que crece sobre el labio superior.
What words are commonly confused with "bigote"?
"bigote" is commonly confused with "brote", "Bogotá", "bigotes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bigote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bigote" is [biˈɣ̞ot̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bigote" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bellos#10,983aéreas#10,980Austin#10,978cogido#11,002

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

casilla9 variantsarruinar9 variantsarquero9 variantsaltitud9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list