brutus

[ˈbruː.tʊs]

/[ˈbruː.tʊs]/ adj

The verdict

“brutus” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,628 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,628
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pesado, inerte.

Corpus desk

Index ES-brutus · brutus · Spanish

brutus · rank #63,628 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,628
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH broadcast

Nearest frequency peer: broadcast (-2 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 “brutus”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brutus
PropertyValue
Headwordbrutus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbruː.tʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,628
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “brutus” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “broadcast” (#63,626), “Burzaco” (#63,631), “brazas” (#63,624). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “brutus” va en #63,628. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brutus is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,628 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbruː.tʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for brutus, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is brutus, spelled B-R-U-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pesado, inerte.
  2. 2
    Bruto, necio, insensible, irracional.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. brutum pondus

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 "brutus"?
"brutus" is spelled B-R-U-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbruː.tʊs].
What does "brutus" mean?
As an adjective, "brutus" means: Pesado, inerte.
How do you pronounce "brutus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brutus" is [ˈbruː.tʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brutus" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brutus", 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