brote

[ˈbɾot̪e]

/[ˈbɾot̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“brote” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,399. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,399
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Yema de las cepas, o botón y renuevo de los árboles.

Corpus desk

Index ES-brote · brote · Spanish

brote · rank #13,399 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,399
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH cacería

Nearest frequency peer: cacería (+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 “brote”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “brote” 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).

brote vs brown
60% similar
brote vs bruto
60% similar
brote vs bruta
60% similar

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

Key facts for brote
PropertyValue
Headwordbrote
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɾot̪e]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,399
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “brote”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cacería” (#13,400), “callejero” (#13,401), “atrajo” (#13,396). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “brote” va en #13,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around brote (IPA [ˈbɾot̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,399 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for brote, with forms such as "bbrote", "borte", and "broet". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brown", "bruto", "bruta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is brote, spelled B-R-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Yema de las cepas, o botón y renuevo de los árboles.
  2. 2
    Germinado en el que está surgiendo el tallo.
  3. 3
    Germen, desarrollo, adelanto.
  4. 4
    Retoño de una planta, tallo nuevo.
  5. 5
    Grano o irritación cutánea.
  6. 6
    Inicio de la propagación de una enfermedad epidémica.
  7. 7
    Nacimiento de cualquier cosa nociva que se extiende o propaga.

This word in other languages

bourgeon(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrote
  • borte
  • broet
  • brotte
  • brrote
  • brtoe
  • rbote
  • vrote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brote - 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.

bbrote1borte2broet2brotte1brrote1brtoe2rbote2vrote1
Edit distance from "brote"

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 "brote"?
"brote" is spelled B-R-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾot̪e].
What does "brote" mean?
As a noun, "brote" means: Yema de las cepas, o botón y renuevo de los árboles.
What words are commonly confused with "brote"?
"brote" is commonly confused with "brown", "bruto", "bruta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brote" is [ˈbɾot̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brote" come from?
"brote" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

velar#13,376cuide#13,430Cusco#13,431temía#13,364

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

atrajo8 variantsAngola8 variantsamarga8 variantscuelga8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list