broke

/bɹəʊk/

//bɹəʊk// adj

The verdict

“broke” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,759 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,759
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arruinado, tieso (coloquial), en bancarrota, sin dinero.

Corpus desk

Index ES-broke · broke · Spanish

broke · rank #80,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,759
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH broder

Nearest frequency peer: broder (-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 “broke”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for broke
PropertyValue
Headwordbroke
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bɹəʊk/
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “broke” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).brokecae 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: “broder” (#80,758), “buceador” (#80,760), “brin” (#80,757). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “broke” va en #80,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

broke is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,759 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /bɹəʊk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arruinado, tieso (coloquial), en bancarrota, sin dinero.".

broke doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is broke, spelled B-R-O-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arruinado, tieso (coloquial), en bancarrota, sin dinero.

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 "broke"?
"broke" is spelled B-R-O-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is /bɹəʊk/.
What does "broke" mean?
As an adjective, "broke" means: Arruinado, tieso (coloquial), en bancarrota, sin dinero.
How do you pronounce "broke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "broke" is /bɹəʊk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "broke" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list