bregar

[bɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[bɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“bregar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,372 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,372
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amasar el pan sobre la mesa con un palo redondo que está engoznado en la mesa, y sobre él va sentado el panadero dando vueltas a la masa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bregar · bregar · Spanish

bregar · rank #61,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,372
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH broad

Nearest frequency peer: broad (+1 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 “bregar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bregar
PropertyValue
Headwordbregar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bregar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).bregarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “broad” (#61,373), “bragueta” (#61,370), “brunch” (#61,374). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bregar” va en #61,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bregar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,372 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amasar el pan sobre la mesa con un palo redondo que está engoznado en la mesa, y sobre él va sentado el panadero dando vueltas a la masa.".

bregar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is bregar, spelled B-R-E-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amasar el pan sobre la mesa con un palo redondo que está engoznado en la mesa, y sobre él va sentado el panadero dando vueltas a la masa.

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 "bregar"?
"bregar" is spelled B-R-E-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bɾeˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "bregar" mean?
As a verb, "bregar" means: Amasar el pan sobre la mesa con un palo redondo que está engoznado en la mesa, y sobre él va sentado el panadero dando vueltas a la masa.
How do you pronounce "bregar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bregar" is [bɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bregar" come from?
"bregar" 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 "bregar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list