broma
[ˈbɾoma]
The verdict
“broma” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,864 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,864
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Molusco pequeño que perfora la madera del casco de las embarcaciones con sus valvas facilitando su putrefacción por el agua. A partir del siglo XVII se utilizan planchas de cobre forrando los casco...
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 | broma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɾoma] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #2,864 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “broma” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for broma is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɾoma]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,864 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for broma, with forms such as "bbroma", "borma", and "brmoa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brown", "bruja", "brote", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is broma, spelled B-R-O-M-A.
Definition
- 1Molusco pequeño que perfora la madera del casco de las embarcaciones con sus valvas facilitando su putrefacción por el agua. A partir del siglo XVII se utilizan planchas de cobre forrando los cascos para impedirlo.
- 2Pequeño engaño sin mala intención, cuyo objetivo es producir risa.
- 3Bulla, algazara, chanza.
- 4Eufemismo por vaina (cosa desconocida o irrelevante).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbroma,borma,brmoa,broam,bromma,brroma,rboma,vroma
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of broma - 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 “broma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-R-O-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbɾoma] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “brown” - see the side-by-side comparison. broma vs brown
- 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.