bonzo

Name: bonzo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈbõnso]

/[ˈbõnso]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“bonzo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,048 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,048
frequency rank, Spanish: 24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre por el cual se conoce a los monjes o sacerdotes budistas.

Key facts for bonzo
Property	Value
Headword	bonzo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈbõnso]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#70,048
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bonzo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bonzo lands here:

#70,048

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bonzo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,048 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbõnso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre por el cual se conoce a los monjes o sacerdotes budistas.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bonzo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is bonzo, spelled B-O-N-Z-O.

Definition

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Nombre por el cual se conoce a los monjes o sacerdotes budistas.

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 "bonzo"?

"bonzo" is spelled B-O-N-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbõnso].

What does "bonzo" mean?

As a noun, "bonzo" means: Nombre por el cual se conoce a los monjes o sacerdotes budistas.

How do you pronounce "bonzo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonzo" is [ˈbõnso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "bonzo" come from?

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Using “bonzo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-N-Z-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈbõnso] (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.