brunch

[ˈbɾũnʲt͡ʃ]

/[ˈbɾũnʲt͡ʃ]/ noun

The verdict

“brunch” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,374 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,374
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comida que se da generalmente luego del desayuno y antes del almuerzo, aunque también entre el almuerzo y la merienda.

Corpus desk

Index ES-brunch · brunch · Spanish

brunch · rank #61,374 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,374
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH broad

Nearest frequency peer: broad (-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 “brunch”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brunch
PropertyValue
Headwordbrunch
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɾũnʲt͡ʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,374
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “brunch” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).brunchcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “broad” (#61,373), “bregar” (#61,372), “buscarían” (#61,376). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “brunch” va en #61,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brunch is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,374 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɾũnʲt͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Comida que se da generalmente luego del desayuno y antes del almuerzo, aunque también entre el almuerzo y la merienda.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for brunch, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is brunch, spelled B-R-U-N-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comida que se da generalmente luego del desayuno y antes del almuerzo, aunque también entre el almuerzo y la merienda.

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 "brunch"?
"brunch" is spelled B-R-U-N-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾũnʲt͡ʃ].
What does "brunch" mean?
As a noun, "brunch" means: Comida que se da generalmente luego del desayuno y antes del almuerzo, aunque también entre el almuerzo y la merienda.
How do you pronounce "brunch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brunch" is [ˈbɾũnʲt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brunch" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list