biógrafo
[ˈbjoɣ̞ɾafo]
The verdict
“biógrafo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #37,984 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #37,984
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Escritor que narra la biografía de una persona, o que se dedica a elaborar obras de este género.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biógrafo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbjoɣ̞ɾafo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #37,984 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “biógrafo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for biógrafo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbjoɣ̞ɾafo]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,984 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for biógrafo, with forms such as "bbiógrafo", "bigórafo", and "biógarfo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "biógrafos", "biografía", "biográfico", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 biógrafo, spelled B-I-Ó-G-R-A-F-O.
Definition
- 1Escritor que narra la biografía de una persona, o que se dedica a elaborar obras de este género.
- 2Cine, sala en la que se exhiben películas.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbiógrafo,bigórafo,biógarfo,bióggrafo,biógraffo,biógraof,biógrfao,biógrrafo,biórgafo,bóigrafo,ibógrafo,viógrafo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of biógrafo - 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 “biógrafo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-I-Ó-G-R-A-F-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbjoɣ̞ɾafo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “biógrafos” - see the side-by-side comparison. biógrafo vs biógrafos
- 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.