brujo

Name: brujo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈbɾuxo]

/[ˈbɾuxo]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“brujo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,173. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,173
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,459
“B” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Varón que posee o al que se le adjudican poderes mágicos, especialmente de origen religioso

Corpus desk

Index ES-brujo · brujo · Spanish

brujo · rank #18,173 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

FREQ-MID #18,173
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 2,459
PHOTO-FINISH bolsos

Nearest frequency peer: bolsos (-2 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.

bishop

81,832
body

81,831
bolsos

81,830
brujo

81,828
cadete

81,826
cariñosa

81,825

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

brujo vs buzo

60% similar

brujo vs buró

40% similar

brujo vs búho

40% similar

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

Key facts for brujo
Property	Value
Headword	brujo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈbɾuxo]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#18,173
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	19
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “brujo”

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

#18,173

#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 “bolsos” (#18,171), “cadete” (#18,175), “body” (#18,170). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “brujo” va en #18,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around brujo (IPA [ˈbɾuxo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,173 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Varón que posee o al que se le adjudican poderes mágicos, especialmente de origen religioso".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for brujo, with forms such as "bbrujo", "brjuo", and "brrujo". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "buzo", "buró", "búho", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is brujo, spelled B-R-U-J-O.

Definition

1
Varón que posee o al que se le adjudican poderes mágicos, especialmente de origen religioso

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how brujo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Acá en esta cuadra viven mil Clavamos el tiempo en un cartel Somos como brujos del reloj Ninguno parece envejecer

Synonyms

hechicero mago

This word in other languages

warlock(English)sorcier(Français)Zauberer(Deutsch)bruxo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbrujo
brjuo
brrujo
brujjo
bruoj
burjo
rbujo
vrujo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brujo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "brujo"

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 "brujo"?

"brujo" is spelled B-R-U-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾuxo].

What does "brujo" mean?

As a noun, "brujo" means: Varón que posee o al que se le adjudican poderes mágicos, especialmente de origen religioso

What words are commonly confused with "brujo"?

"brujo" is commonly confused with "buzo", "buró", "búho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "brujo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brujo" is [ˈbɾuxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "brujo" come from?

"brujo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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