brújula

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

[ˈbɾuxula]

/[ˈbɾuxula]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

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: 24,339
“B” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.

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
Property	Value
Headword	brújula
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈbɾuxula]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#20,910
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brújula” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). brújula lands here:

#20,910

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). 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 24,339 “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
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
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
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
Agujerito por donde, recogiendo la vista, se mira mejor un objeto.

Synonyms

calamita compás

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.

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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Using “brújula”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is B-R-Ú-J-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈbɾuxula] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “bruja” - see the side-by-side comparison. brújula vs bruja
Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.