blues
[ˈblus]
The verdict
“blues” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,981 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,981
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estilo musical vocal e instrumental, basado en la utilización de notas de baja altura y de un patrón repetitivo, que suele seguir una estructura de doce compases. En Estados Unidos se desarrolló en...
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 | blues |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈblus] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #12,981 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “blues” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for blues is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈblus]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,981 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Estilo musical vocal e instrumental, basado en la utilización de notas de baja altura y de un patrón repetitivo, que suele seguir una estructura de doce compases. En Estados Unidos se desarrolló en...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for blues, with forms such as "bblues", "bleus", and "bllues". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bus", "bue", "buen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is blues, spelled B-L-U-E-S.
Definition
- 1Estilo musical vocal e instrumental, basado en la utilización de notas de baja altura y de un patrón repetitivo, que suele seguir una estructura de doce compases. En Estados Unidos se desarrolló en el folklore de las comunidades afroamericanas.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bblues,bleus,bllues,bluess,bluse,bules,lbues,vlues
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blues - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “blues”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-L-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈblus] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bus” - see the side-by-side comparison. blues vs bus
- 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.