borrego
[boˈreɣ̞o]
The verdict
“borrego” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #29,077 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,077
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cría de oveja de entre 1 y 2 años de edad.
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 | borrego |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [boˈreɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #29,077 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “borrego” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for borrego is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [boˈreɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,077 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for borrego, with forms such as "bborrego", "borego", and "borergo". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "borro", "borroso", "Borrell", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 borrego, spelled B-O-R-R-E-G-O.
Definition
- 1Cría de oveja de entre 1 y 2 años de edad.
- 2Pieza de ropa confeccionada de la piel del borrego₁, apreciada como abrigo.
- 3Nube cuya forma recuerda el cuerpo lanudo de un borrego₁.
- 4Persona que obedece ciegamente la voluntad de otros.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bborrego,borego,borergo,borreggo,borreog,borrgeo,brorego,obrrego,vorrego
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of borrego - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “borrego”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-R-R-E-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [boˈreɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “borro” - see the side-by-side comparison. borrego vs borro
- 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.