bostezando

[bost̪eˈsãn̪d̪o]

/[bost̪eˈsãn̪d̪o]/ verb

The verdict

“bostezando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,747 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,747
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerundio de bostezar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bostezando · bostezando · Spanish

bostezando · rank #92,747 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,747
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bordeada

Nearest frequency peer: bordeada (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “bostezando”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bostezando” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bostezando
PropertyValue
Headwordbostezando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bost̪eˈsãn̪d̪o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,747
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bostezando” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).bostezandocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “bordeada” (#92,744), “brindadas” (#92,751), “bombardeadas” (#92,742). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bostezando” va en #92,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bostezando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,747 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bost̪eˈsãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de bostezar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bostezando, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is bostezando, spelled B-O-S-T-E-Z-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio de bostezar.

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 "bostezando"?
"bostezando" is spelled B-O-S-T-E-Z-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [bost̪eˈsãn̪d̪o].
What does "bostezando" mean?
As a verb, "bostezando" means: Gerundio de bostezar.
How do you pronounce "bostezando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bostezando" is [bost̪eˈsãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bostezando" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bostezando", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list