brusco

/[ˈbɾusko]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,960

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

brusco is anSpanishadj. It means: Realizado sin suavidad ni gentileza. Pronounced [ˈbɾusko]. Often confused with busca and busco.

Key facts for brusco
PropertyValue
Headwordbrusco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈbɾusko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,960
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of brusco in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for brusco is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɾusko]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,960 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for brusco, with forms such as "bbrusco", "brrusco", and "brsuco". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "busca", "busco", "bruto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is brusco, spelled B-R-U-S-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Realizado sin suavidad ni gentileza.
  2. 2
    Realizado con prontitud, sin preparación o repentinamente.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbrusco,brrusco,brsuco,brucso,bruscco,brusoc,brussco,bursco,rbusco,vrusco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for brusco

Misspelling Variants of "brusco"

bbrusco7brrusco7brsuco6brucso6bruscco7brusoc6brussco7bursco6
Misspelling Variants of "brusco"

Frequency rank: #22,960 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brusco"?
"brusco" is spelled B-R-U-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾusko].
What does "brusco" mean?
As an adj, "brusco" means: Realizado sin suavidad ni gentileza.
What words are commonly confused with "brusco"?
"brusco" is commonly confused with "busca", "busco", "bruto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brusco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brusco" is [ˈbɾusko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brusco" come from?
"brusco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.