brinco

[ˈbɾĩŋko]

/[ˈbɾĩŋko]/ noun

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The verdict

“brinco” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,764. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,764
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Movimiento de elevarse rápidamente del suelo al impulsarse con los pies.

Corpus desk

Index ES-brinco · brinco · Spanish

brinco · rank #41,764 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,764
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH breakfast

Nearest frequency peer: breakfast (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “brinco”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “brinco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

brinco vs Bruno
50% similar
brinco vs Brito
50% similar
brinco vs bring
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for brinco
PropertyValue
Headwordbrinco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɾĩŋko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,764
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “brinco”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.brincocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “breakfast” (#41,763), “bordea” (#41,762), “bursátiles” (#41,766). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “brinco” va en #41,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around brinco (IPA [ˈbɾĩŋko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,764 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Movimiento de elevarse rápidamente del suelo al impulsarse con los pies.
  2. 2
    Joya pequeña que adornaba la toca o capota (prenda de tela para cubrir la cabeza).
  3. 3
    Salto del caballo y del toro al aparearse con la hembra.
  4. 4
    Úlcera estomacal y el dolor por ella causado.
  5. 5
    Decisión y momento de entrar alguien en una mara o pandilla.
  6. 6
    Dicho o hecho necio o imprudente.

Synonyms

majadería

This word in other languages

jump(English)bond(Français)Sprung(Deutsch)

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.

bbrinco1birnco2bricno2brincco1brinnco1brinoc2brnico2brrinco1
Edit distance from "brinco"

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 "brinco"?
"brinco" is spelled B-R-I-N-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾĩŋko].
What does "brinco" mean?
As a noun, "brinco" means: Movimiento de elevarse rápidamente del suelo al impulsarse con los pies.
What words are commonly confused with "brinco"?
"brinco" is commonly confused with "Bruno", "Brito", "bring". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brinco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brinco" is [ˈbɾĩŋko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brinco" come from?
"brinco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bordea#41,762Baroja#41,754canuto#41,775atreví#41,750

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

cayeran10 variantschacras10 variantsansiado10 variantscitaba10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list