bostezo
[bosˈt̪eso]
The verdict
“bostezo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,736 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,736
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acto reflejo que consiste en abrir la boca ampliamente, inspirar profundamente y espirar con menor fuerza. Aunque está relacionado con el sueño y el tedio, no se conoce su función o utilidad.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bostezo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bosˈt̪eso] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,736 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bostezo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bostezo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,736 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bosˈt̪eso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acto reflejo que consiste en abrir la boca ampliamente, inspirar profundamente y espirar con menor fuerza. Aunque está relacionado con el sueño y el tedio, no se conoce su función o utilidad.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bostezo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is bostezo, spelled B-O-S-T-E-Z-O.
Definition
- 1Acto reflejo que consiste en abrir la boca ampliamente, inspirar profundamente y espirar con menor fuerza. Aunque está relacionado con el sueño y el tedio, no se conoce su función o utilidad.
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); 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 “bostezo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-S-T-E-Z-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bosˈt̪eso] (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.