bonete
[boˈnet̪e]
The verdict
“bonete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,167 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,167
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gorra de eclesiásticos y seminaristas, de cuatro picos por lo regular. Antiguamente lo usaron los graduados y colegiales.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bonete |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [boˈnet̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,167 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bonete” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bonete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,167 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [boˈnet̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bonete, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 bonete, spelled B-O-N-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Gorra de eclesiásticos y seminaristas, de cuatro picos por lo regular. Antiguamente lo usaron los graduados y colegiales.
- 2Clérigo secular, a diferencia del religioso, que se llama capilla.
- 3Recipiente de vidrio de boca ancha y base estrecha, para guardar dulce de almíbar.
- 4Gorro cilíndrico de poca altura, de fieltro o lana, a veces forrado por dentro.
- 5Obra exterior en las plazas y castillos, con dos ángulos entrantes y tres salientes, y más ancha por el frente que por la gola, a manera de cola de golondrina.
- 6El segundo de los cuatro estómagos de los rumiantes.
- 7Parte de la carrocería que cubre el motor de un automóvil.
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 “bonete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-N-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [boˈnet̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.