bruñir
[bɾuˈɲiɾ]
The verdict
“bruñir” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acicalar, sacar lustre o brillo a una cosa; como metal, piedra, etc.
Corpus desk
Index ES-brunir · bruñir · Spanish
bruñir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bruñir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bɾuˈɲiɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “bruñir” en español
Rare enough to double-check
bruñir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bɾuˈɲiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bruñir, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 bruñir, spelled B-R-U-Ñ-I-R.
Definition
- 1Acicalar, sacar lustre o brillo a una cosa; como metal, piedra, etc.
- 2Afeitar el rostro, como hacen las mujeres, con varios ingredientes.
- 3Irritar o molestar.
- 4Dicho de una persona: Damnificar o menoscabar a otra.
- 5Asesinar, acabar con la vida de alguien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bruñir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Cantaban los que se daban a bruñir sus armas. Cantaban los matarifes, afilando los cuchillos con que iniciarían, hoy, la matanza de carneros».
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.