botón

/[boˈt̪õn]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,860

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

botón is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pieza que, inserta en un ojal, se utiliza para abrochar o adornar una prenda de vestir u otro artefacto. Pronounced [boˈt̪õn]. It ranks #4,860 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with bots and buzón.

Key facts for botón
PropertyValue
Headwordbotón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[boˈt̪õn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,860
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of botón in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for botón is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [boˈt̪õn]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,860 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 16 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for botón, with forms such as "bbotón", "botnó", and "bottón". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bots", "buzón", "bufón", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is botón, spelled B-O-T-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza que, inserta en un ojal, se utiliza para abrochar o adornar una prenda de vestir u otro artefacto.
  2. 2
    Control que se presiona o gira para activar o regular la función de un mecanismo.
  3. 3
    En particular, pieza que se presiona para mover el pistón de algunos instrumentos de viento.
  4. 4
    Representación gráfica de un botón₂, que cumple la función de este en una interfaz informática.
  5. 5
    Objeto pequeño que se fija a otro, de forma que sobresalga, para asir, proteger o limitar el movimiento de aquél.
  6. 6
    En particular, pieza a la que se sujetan las cuerdas por el extremo opuesto al de la clavija en los instrumentos de cuerda.
  7. 7
    Pieza esférica que se coloca en la punta del florete para proteger al contrincante en los ejercicios de esgrima.
  8. 8
    Embrión del brote de un vegetal, que dará origen a una ramita.
  9. 9
    Flor en formación, aun cerrada y cubierta por los sépalos.
  10. 10
    En las flores compuestas, la parte central de forma circular, formada por las flores simples centrales que son de menor tamaño.
  11. 11
    Protuberancia pequeña de la piel, resultado de una pequeña inflamación local.
  12. 12
    Persona dada a la delación.
  13. 13
    En general, agente de la policía u otra fuerza de seguridad.
  14. 14
    Viento frío del norte ^([cita requerida]).
  15. 15
    Censura verbal del carácter o las acciones de alguno ^([cita requerida]).
  16. 16
    Emoción o sensación de rechazo que se siente por algo considerado carente de valor u honor ^([cita requerida]).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbotón,botnó,bottón,botónn,boótn,btoón,obtón,votón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for botón

Misspelling Variants of "botón"

bbotón6botnó5bottón6botónn6boótn5btoón5obtón5votón5
Misspelling Variants of "botón"

Frequency rank: #4,860 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "botón"?
"botón" is spelled B-O-T-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈt̪õn].
What does "botón" mean?
As a noun, "botón" means: Pieza que, inserta en un ojal, se utiliza para abrochar o adornar una prenda de vestir u otro artefacto.
What words are commonly confused with "botón"?
"botón" is commonly confused with "bots", "buzón", "bufón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "botón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "botón" is [boˈt̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "botón" come from?
"botón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.