brújula

[ˈbɾuxula]

/[ˈbɾuxula]/ noun

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The verdict

“brújula” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,910. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,910
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento que sirve para determinar cualquier dirección de la superficie terrestre por medio de una aguja imantada que siempre marca los polos magnéticos Norte-Sur.

Corpus desk

Index ES-brujula · brújula · Spanish

brújula · rank #20,910 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,910
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH brasilero

Nearest frequency peer: brasilero (-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 “brújula”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “brújula” 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).

brújula vs bruja
57% similar

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

Key facts for brújula
PropertyValue
Headwordbrújula
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɾuxula]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,910
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “brújula”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).brújulacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “brasilero” (#20,909), “blu” (#20,908), “bélico” (#20,912). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “brújula” va en #20,910. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around brújula (IPA [ˈbɾuxula]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,910 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for brújula, with forms such as "bbrújula", "brjúula", and "brrújula". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bruja", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is brújula, spelled B-R-Ú-J-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento que sirve para determinar cualquier dirección de la superficie terrestre por medio de una aguja imantada que siempre marca los polos magnéticos Norte-Sur.
  2. 2
    Instrumento que se usa a bordo, compuesto de una caja redonda de bronce en la que se hallan dos círculos concéntricos: el interior es de cartón o talco; está puesto en equilibrio sobre una púa, y tiene la rosa náutica; lleva adherida a su línea norte-sur una barrita o flechilla imanada, la cual, arrastrando en su movimiento la rosa de los vientos, indica el rumbo de la nave, por comparación con el otro círculo exterior circunscrito, que está fijo y lleva señalada la dirección de la quilla del buque.
  3. 3
    Agujerito que sirve para precisar la puntería de la escopeta y que corresponde a lo que hoy se llama mira, aunque es de otra figura.
  4. 4
    Agujerito por donde, recogiendo la vista, se mira mejor un objeto.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «De su puño y letra escribió una apretada síntesis de los estudios del monje Hermann, que dejó a su disposición para que pudiera servirse del astrolabio, la brújula y el sextante».

Synonyms

calamitacompás

This word in other languages

compass(English)boussole(Français)Kompass(Deutsch)bússola(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrújula
  • brjúula
  • brrújula
  • brújjula
  • brújlua
  • brújual
  • brújulla
  • brúujla
  • búrjula
  • rbújula
  • vrújula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrújula1brjúula2brrújula1brújjula1brújlua2brújual2brújulla1brúujla2
Edit distance from "brújula"

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 "brújula"?
"brújula" is spelled B-R-Ú-J-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾuxula].
What does "brújula" mean?
As a noun, "brújula" means: Instrumento que sirve para determinar cualquier dirección de la superficie terrestre por medio de una aguja imantada que siempre marca los polos magnéticos Norte-Sur.
What words are commonly confused with "brújula"?
"brújula" is commonly confused with "bruja". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brújula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brújula" is [ˈbɾuxula]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brújula" come from?
"brújula" 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 "brújula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blandos#20,907Calcuta#20,916bandido#20,900capucha#20,920

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

calumnia11 variantsaltavoz11 variantsaleatoria11 variantsahorrando11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list