brinco
[ˈbɾĩŋko]
The verdict
“brinco” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #41,764 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,764
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Movimiento de elevarse rápidamente del suelo al impulsarse con los pies.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brinco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɾĩŋko] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #41,764 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “brinco” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for brinco is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɾĩŋko]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,764 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for brinco, with forms such as "bbrinco", "birnco", and "bricno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Bruno", "Brito", "bring", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 brinco, spelled B-R-I-N-C-O.
Definition
- 1Movimiento de elevarse rápidamente del suelo al impulsarse con los pies.
- 2Joya pequeña que adornaba la toca o capota (prenda de tela para cubrir la cabeza).
- 3Salto del caballo y del toro al aparearse con la hembra.
- 4Úlcera estomacal y el dolor por ella causado.
- 5Decisión y momento de entrar alguien en una mara o pandilla.
- 6Dicho o hecho necio o imprudente.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbrinco,birnco,bricno,brincco,brinnco,brinoc,brnico,brrinco,rbinco,vrinco
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brinco - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “brinco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-R-I-N-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbɾĩŋko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Bruno” - see the side-by-side comparison. brinco vs Bruno
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.