bisonte

[biˈsõn̪t̪e]

/[biˈsõn̪t̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“bisonte” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,041 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,041
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Bison) Cuadrúpedo rumiante de la América Septentrional, del tamaño y figura de un buey, pero con los cuernos más abiertos, el cerviguillo cubierto de pelo muy largo y erizado, y el lomo arqueada o...

Corpus desk

Index ES-bisonte · bisonte · Spanish

bisonte · rank #59,041 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,041
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH biográficas

Nearest frequency peer: biográficas (-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 “bisonte”

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 “bisonte” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bisonte
PropertyValue
Headwordbisonte
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[biˈsõn̪t̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,041
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bisonte” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “biográficas” (#59,040), “bihar” (#59,039), “berro” (#59,038). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bisonte” va en #59,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bisonte is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,041 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [biˈsõn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Bison) Cuadrúpedo rumiante de la América Septentrional, del tamaño y figura de un buey, pero con los cuernos más abiertos, el cerviguillo cubierto de pelo muy largo y erizado, y el lomo arqueada o...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bisonte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is bisonte, spelled B-I-S-O-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Bison) Cuadrúpedo rumiante de la América Septentrional, del tamaño y figura de un buey, pero con los cuernos más abiertos, el cerviguillo cubierto de pelo muy largo y erizado, y el lomo arqueada o con una giba en medio.

Synonyms

cíbolo

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 "bisonte"?
"bisonte" is spelled B-I-S-O-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈsõn̪t̪e].
What does "bisonte" mean?
As a noun, "bisonte" means: (Bison) Cuadrúpedo rumiante de la América Septentrional, del tamaño y figura de un buey, pero con los cuernos más abiertos, el cerviguillo cubierto de pelo muy largo y erizado, y el lomo arqueada o...
How do you pronounce "bisonte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bisonte" is [biˈsõn̪t̪e]. 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 "bisonte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list