bromo

[ˈbɾomo]

/[ˈbɾomo]/ noun

The verdict

“bromo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,875 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,875
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un elemento químico de número atómico 35 situado en el grupo de los halógenos (grupo XVII) de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Su símbolo es Br. Bromo a temperatura ambiente es un líquido rojo,...

Corpus desk

Index ES-bromo · bromo · Spanish

bromo · rank #62,875 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,875
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bribón

Nearest frequency peer: bribón (-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 “bromo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bromo
PropertyValue
Headwordbromo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɾomo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,875
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bromo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).bromocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “bribón” (#62,874), “bosnios” (#62,872), “bombardeados” (#62,871). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bromo” va en #62,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bromo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,875 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɾomo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un elemento químico de número atómico 35 situado en el grupo de los halógenos (grupo XVII) de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Su símbolo es Br. Bromo a temperatura ambiente es un líquido rojo,...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bromo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is bromo, spelled B-R-O-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un elemento químico de número atómico 35 situado en el grupo de los halógenos (grupo XVII) de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Su símbolo es Br. Bromo a temperatura ambiente es un líquido rojo, volátil y denso. Su reactividad es intermedia entre el cloro y el yodo. En estado líquido es peligroso para el tejido humano y sus vapores irritan los ojos y la garganta.

This word in other languages

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 "bromo"?
"bromo" is spelled B-R-O-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾomo].
What does "bromo" mean?
As a noun, "bromo" means: Un elemento químico de número atómico 35 situado en el grupo de los halógenos (grupo XVII) de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Su símbolo es Br. Bromo a temperatura ambiente es un líquido rojo,...
How do you pronounce "bromo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bromo" is [ˈbɾomo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bromo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bromo", 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