bombilla
[bõmˈbiʝa]
The verdict
“bombilla” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #21,912 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,912
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dispositivo eléctrico formado por un filamento de vanadio u otro metal en un recipiente vacío o lleno de un gas inerte, a través del cual se hace pasar corriente eléctrica para iluminar por incande...
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 | bombilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bõmˈbiʝa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,912 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bombilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bombilla is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bõmˈbiʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,912 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bombilla, with forms such as "bbombilla", "bmobilla", and "bobmilla". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Bonilla", "boquilla", "bombillas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is bombilla, spelled B-O-M-B-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Dispositivo eléctrico formado por un filamento de vanadio u otro metal en un recipiente vacío o lleno de un gas inerte, a través del cual se hace pasar corriente eléctrica para iluminar por incandescencia.
- 2Delgado tubo de metal u otro material, dotado de un filtro en un extremo, que se utiliza para sorber el mate.
- 3(Dipsacus fullonum) Hierba bianual espinosa de la familia de las dipsacáceas, originaria del hemisferio norte. Las hojas basales crecen en roseta y están fusionadas, de modo que forman un recipiente que recoge agua de lluvia. Produce flores rosadas, agrupadas en un capítulo en el ápice del tallo. Esta inflorescencia tiene el aspecto de un cepillo lleno de púas y cuando está seca se usa para cardar. A su raíz se le da uso medicinal.
- 4(Cynara cardunculus) Miembro de las astreráceas, similar a la alcachofa o alcaucil (Cynara scolymus), de la que a veces se considera subespecie.
- 5Tubo de plástico para sorber bebidas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbombilla,bmobilla,bobmilla,bombbilla,bombila,bombilal,bomblila,bomiblla,bommbilla,obmbilla,vomvilla
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bombilla - 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.
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 “bombilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-M-B-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bõmˈbiʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Bonilla” - see the side-by-side comparison. bombilla vs Bonilla
- 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.