bravura

[bɾaˈβ̞uɾa]

/[bɾaˈβ̞uɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“bravura” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,419 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,419
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Condición o carácter de bravo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bravura · bravura · Spanish

bravura · rank #55,419 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,419
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH burka

Nearest frequency peer: burka (+2 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 “bravura”

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 “bravura” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bravura
PropertyValue
Headwordbravura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɾaˈβ̞uɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,419
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bravura” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “burka” (#55,421), “buscare” (#55,422), “borrero” (#55,415). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bravura” va en #55,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bravura is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,419 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɾaˈβ̞uɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Condición o carácter de bravo.".

bravura has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 bravura, spelled B-R-A-V-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Condición o carácter de bravo.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bravura"?
"bravura" is spelled B-R-A-V-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [bɾaˈβ̞uɾa].
What does "bravura" mean?
As a noun, "bravura" means: Condición o carácter de bravo.
How do you pronounce "bravura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bravura" is [bɾaˈβ̞uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bravura" come from?
"bravura" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list