bribón
[bɾiˈβ̞õn]
The verdict
“bribón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,874 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,874
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,459
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona ociosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-bribon · bribón · Spanish
bribón · rank #62,874 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,874
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,459
- PHOTO-FINISH bromo
Nearest frequency peer: bromo (+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 “bribón”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- blanquecina
blanquecina
37,133 corpus weight
- bombardeados
bombardeados
37,130 corpus weight
- bosnios
bosnios
37,129 corpus weight
- bribón
bribón
37,127 corpus weight
- bromo
bromo
37,126 corpus weight
- bóxer
bóxer
37,122 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bribón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bribón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bɾiˈβ̞õn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,874 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “bribón” en español
Rare enough to double-check
bribón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,874 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɾiˈβ̞õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for bribón in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 bribón, spelled B-R-I-B-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Persona ociosa.
- 2Persona que se dedica a engañar, robar y estafar.
- 3Persona astuta y aprovechada, que utiliza artimañas para salirse con la suya.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bribón appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La insumisión al molde que traza la sociedad es la nota más alta y simpática de este bribón persuasivo. El vividor es el burlón que de reojo mira nuestros afanes y sonríe con gesto compasivo
"No has cumplido los once años, bribón -me dijo-, no los has cumplido, y ya he tenido que ir a sacarte de una cárcel. Ya lo verás". Y no tenía que decirlo para saber lo que me esperaba
Synonyms
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 "bribón"?
What does "bribón" mean?
How do you pronounce "bribón"?
What language does "bribón" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bribón", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).