bonobo
[boˈnoβ̞o]
The verdict
“bonobo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Pan paniscus) Especie de primate, perteneciente a la familia Hominidae, orden Primates. Emparentado con el chimpancé, antes fue llamado «chimpancé pigmeo», pero actualmente es reconocido como una ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bonobo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [boˈnoβ̞o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bonobo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bonobo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [boˈnoβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Pan paniscus) Especie de primate, perteneciente a la familia Hominidae, orden Primates. Emparentado con el chimpancé, antes fue llamado «chimpancé pigmeo», pero actualmente es reconocido como una ...".
No misspelling variants are generated for bonobo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is bonobo, spelled B-O-N-O-B-O.
Definition
- 1(Pan paniscus) Especie de primate, perteneciente a la familia Hominidae, orden Primates. Emparentado con el chimpancé, antes fue llamado «chimpancé pigmeo», pero actualmente es reconocido como una especie diferente. Habita los bosques tropicales al sur del río Congo, es mayoritariamente herbívoro, de tipo gregario y de estructura matriarcal.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bonobo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-N-O-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [boˈnoβ̞o] (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.